New York City is all about competition and we welcome any new ride share apps to take on the duopoly of Uber and Lyft. But the newcomers have to follow all the laws and rules as laid down by the Taxi & Limousine Commission or there will be chaos on the streets.

Wheely, which touts a premium or even luxury ride with chauffeurs and fancy vehicles and operates in London, Paris and Dubai, does not like the regulation that all For-Hire Vehicle Bases have to supply the TLC with pickup and drop-off locations for each trip, claiming it infringes on the privacy of their elite passengers.

Wheely, which has two bases, with the upscale London neighborhood names of Mayfair and Kensington (one with seven cars and the other with 10 cars) sued in federal court in February arguing that the rules violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition “against unreasonable searches and seizures.”

Manhattan Federal Judge Colleen McMahon would........

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