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While many agree some changes are necessary, a number of business owners and consumers worry the governor’s new rules are too strict and will kneecap a nascent industry just as it’s hitting the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2024

“If the M.T.A. has to make major service cuts it will kneecap itself, it will lose a significant amount of revenue,” said Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for the Riders Alliance, an advocacy group.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2020