Lyft, Inc.
Lobbying client
Lyft operates the second-largest ride-hailing platform in the United States, with roughly 32 percent of the U.S. rideshare market, and alongside Uber accounts for the large majority of for-hire vehicle trips in New York City. It filed 60 disclosures since 2024 through JMG Strategies Inc., lobbying 7 council members on several City Council bills, including a proposal to restrict driver deactivations (Int. 0276-2024), a ban on in-car advertising, and rules governing electric vehicles on the platform.
- Council members lobbied
- 7
- Filings (since 2024)
- 60
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $876,381
Lobbied these council members
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Pierina Ana Sanchez Council Member, District 14 (Bronx)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Council Member, District 31 (Queens)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Cojo Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
- Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC Lobbyist firm
- JMG Strategies Inc. Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Erik Bottcher
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - New York City legislation and policy related to the rideshare industry
- Budget - Transportation - General
- Determination of Board or Commission - Issues involving ongoing regulatory matters
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Issues involving ongoing regulatory matters
- Rule - Micro-Mobility Regulations
- Rule - Micro-Mobility regulations
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Small Business Administration 59.072 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance · Small Business Administration · Direct payment $0