New York gig economy under threat as city cracks down on app-based services

The Guardian --------- The gig economy is having a bad summer in New York City. New York this month became the first major city to cap the number of cars that companies like Uber and Lyft are allowed to put on the road. Just weeks earlier, the city council approved and New York’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, signed a law to crack down on Airbnb, requiring the company to hand over the names and addresses of all its hosts to an enforcement office. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.