A new rideshare competitor is preparing to hit the streets of New York City, and it\u2019s aiming to shake up the industry with a bold promise: no surge pricing for riders and significantly more money for drivers.<\/p>\n
BLOC, a platform developed by a team of Brooklyn-based entrepreneurs, is introducing a no-commission model designed to address long-standing complaints from both riders and drivers. According to CEO and co-founder Samuel Furman, the current rideshare system often leaves drivers with only a fraction of what passengers pay.<\/p>\n
\u201cA rider can pay $50 to go from Mill Basin to JFK airport, but the driver only receives $15 of that,\u201d Furman explained. \u201cThe driver should receive that full $50.\u201d<\/p>\n
BLOC\u2019s approach eliminates commission fees entirely. That means whatever a rider pays goes directly into the driver\u2019s pocket – a model the company believes is more transparent and fair.<\/p>\n
CMO and co-founder Daniel Perkelvald emphasized this key difference: \u201cBLOC is a no-commission rideshare model; whatever the rider pays, the driver will keep 100% of.\u201d<\/p>\n
For riders, the company says the benefits go beyond fairness. BLOC advertises flat, predictable pricing with no surge charges, along with fares that are typically 20\u201325% lower than average rideshare costs.<\/p>\n
Safety is also a central focus of the platform. The app includes features such as ride recording, emergency contact access and the ability to share trip status with friends and family in real time.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will absolutely have the option to record your rides, contact emergency services, and share your trip status with neighbors, friends, and family so they can make sure you get home safe,\u201d Furman said.<\/p>\n
BLOC is currently gearing up for its official launch, expected in late August or early September. Riders and drivers in New York can already sign up for the waitlist through the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
With its driver-first pay model and commitment to transparent pricing, BLOC is positioning itself as a disruptive force in the rideshare market – one that could appeal to both cost-conscious riders and drivers seeking fair compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new rideshare competitor is preparing to hit the streets of New York City, and it\u2019s aiming to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-190761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}