Student Association President Aysha Seedat is taking steps to help bring a ride-hailing service, like Uber, to Syracuse in order to improve safety, she said.

Right now, New York City is the only place in the state where Uber is legal. Currently, ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are barred from operating in New York state because of a restriction in a New York state insurance law. New York City was granted an exemption to the law.