It appears that Uber significantly improved the coverage for the more economically and ethnically diverse boroughs of NYC:<p>(from the article):<p><pre><code> 	CHANGE IN APRIL-JUNE PICKUPS, 2014 TO 2015
    BOROUGH 	 	UBER 	        TAXI 	        NET
    Brooklyn 	 	+1,123,969 	+299,388 	+1,423,357
    Queens 	 	+655,525 	+191,974 	+847,499
    Manhattan 	 	+4,045,735 	-3,685,504 	+360,231
    Bronx 	 	+126,283 	-265 	        +126,018
    Staten Island 	+3,920 	        +192 	        +4,112
    Manhattan (core) 	+3,818,179      -3,830,621      -12,442
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This lends credence to the accusations that taxi drivers exhibit racial discrimination and underserve economically disadvantaged areas.