Uber to offer NYC taxi rides on its app

Uber reached a deal to list New York City taxis on its app.

Taxi-hailing apps operated by Curb and Creative Mobile Technologies will integrate their software with Uber.

"This is a real win for drivers – no longer do they have to worry about finding a fare during off peak times or getting a street hail back to Manhattan when in the outerboroughs," said Guy Peterson, Uber's director of business development, in a statement. "And this is a real win for riders who will now have access to thousands of yellow taxis in the Uber app."

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