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Council holds special conference on airport pickups, directs meeting with Port Authority and state partners
Summary
Council members heard city taxi officials and the Newark Taxi Association describe illegal pickups by out‑of‑state and app-based drivers at Newark Liberty International Airport; council directed staff to schedule a meeting with the Port Authority and state law enforcement to pursue enforcement and consider ordinance changes.
City of Newark Council members on April 29 held a special conference focused on complaints that out‑of‑state drivers and app-based services have been picking up fares at Newark Liberty International Airport in ways city taxi officials describe as illegal. The council heard presentations from Richard Kirkland, Director of the Taxi Division; Pamela Butterfield, Chief Transportation Inspector; and Miguel Dorsenville, president of the local taxi association, and directed staff to arrange a prompt meeting with the Port Authority and state law‑enforcement partners.
Richard Kirkland told the council the Taxi Division has been meeting with the Port Authority and has requested that the authority stop illegal pickups by drivers coming from New York. “We’re here today to talk about this illegal activity that’s going on…
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