Earlier this month,_Lyft announced it was launching its regular-folks-as-taxi-drivers service in New York City (NYC). But regulators put the brakes on the launch and Lyft stated that is was going to work on getting approval from the the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission. Those negotiations appear_to have been fruitful with Lyft announcing that it would be launching its ride sharing service in NYC_starting this evening at 7pm ET. In a blog post it stated: Tonight, after making positive progress with local and state leaders, Lyft will launch in all five boroughs of New York City. We’ve finalized an agreement to...

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