Curb Powers Taxi Services for NYC Frontline Health and Other Essential Workers

NEW YORK, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Curb, the leading mobility platform for licensed taxi and for-hire rides in North America, today released details on the company's efforts in transporting New York City's healthcare workers to and from the front lines and providing a safe, reliable alternative to public transportation for all other essential New Yorkers during the COVID-19 global health emergency.

With approximately two-thirds of NYC's yellow and green taxis connected via its platform, Curb has powered nearly 200,000 taxi rides for frontline health workers in partnership with some of the city's leading healthcare organizations, including NYC Health + Hospitals, NYU Langone Health, Mount Sinai Health System, and American Cancer Society. In addition to helping healthcare organizations and various state and local agencies like the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene safely transport essential workers throughout the city, Curb is working with the New York City Emergency Management Department to provide taxi rides to help New Yorkers access City programs.

"Essential workers are doing so much to help during this time of need, so we want to ensure that we do everything we can to offer our continued support," said Amos Tamam, CEO of Curb Mobility. "Through our partnerships with these healthcare organizations, we're able to get New York City's heroes where they need to go as well as support our taxi drivers, who are also valued essential workers."

Amid social distancing guidelines and limited options driven by recent events like the city-wide curfew and the nightly subway closures, many essential New Yorkers have had to seek alternative means of transportation to get to and from work. Throughout the pandemic and as the city reopens, Curb continues to provide essential workers and those in need of medical care with transportation without any interruptions in service.

"Our residents are working around the clock to help patients, so they often have limited transportation options that enable them to practice social distancing and follow other safety guidelines as they commute," said Rishi Parikh, Vice Chair, Administration, Department of Urology at Mount Sinai Health System. "Curb has enabled taxis to help fill that gap by giving us the ability to e-hail rides on-demand or in advance for our residents when they need them."

Unlike many ride-sharing vehicles, a vast majority of New York City taxis are equipped with a permanent physical partition to serve as a safety barrier between the driver and passenger. Taxi drivers are legally obligated to wear face coverings and clean and sanitize their cars on a regular basis, making riding in a taxi one of the safest forms of transportation during this time of uncertainty. Curb is also actively partnering with fleet operators and owners to provide safety kits with hand sanitizer, masks, gloves, and other resources to help drivers keep their vehicles safely operating now and as the city begins to reopen.

To further encourage social distancing and make paying for a cab easier, Curb offers contactless payment options. Riders can either e-hail a taxi using the Curb mobile app or hail a cab on the street, get in, and tap "Pair & Pay" to sync their ride and pay via the app. These features not only reduce the physical interaction between drivers and customers but serve as a more convenient way for healthcare workers and other New Yorkers to travel to and from locations across the city in a taxi.

About Curb Mobility

Curb is reimagining urban mobility and bringing payments acceptance to businesses small and large. Each year, the Curb's open platform powers millions of taxi rides across the US and UK and facilitates billions of dollars in payment transactions. Curb has built a comprehensive mobility, payments, and media platform that powers millions of rides for consumers, transit agencies, and businesses, as well as effortless payment and advertising that reaches captive audiences of millions. Curb Mobility's platform is connected to over 100,000 taxis and for-hire vehicles across the US and UK, and its out of home advertising network delivers more than 1 billion impressions monthly.

SOURCE Curb Mobility