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How Cheap Technology Could Fix New York’s E-Bike Enforcement Mess
Internet-connected technology could eliminate commercial e-bike crashes and battery fires.
November 11, 2025
OPINION: What Do You Call a Cyclist Who’s Been Hit By an E-Biker?
Much as our contributor hates to admit it, she thinks twice every time she gets on her bike since being hit by an e-bike.
August 19, 2025
Waste of Time: Full-Salaried NYPD Cops Now Needed to Enforce the Unprotected Bedford Avenue Bike Lane
Streets that are properly designed — with bike lanes that can't be blocked or narrower lanes in which drivers can't speed — don't need squads of cops to hand out tickets.
August 7, 2025
BREAKING: Mayor Adams to Remove Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Citing, Bizarrely, Safety
A protected bike lane that was installed last year to calm a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn corridor will be removed by the Adams administration, making the roadway less safe.
June 13, 2025
Proudly Anti-Safety: Brooklyn Pol Boasts of Getting DOT To ‘Pause’ Long Promised Bike Lanes
Even painted bike lanes are too "woke" for the MAGA warrior of Southern Brooklyn, Council Member Inna Vernikov.
May 21, 2025
OPINION: Slow Down on Our Bike Paths!
Our bike lanes have become what social critic Ivan Illich once defined as degraded public space. Here's one possible fix.
January 24, 2025
Cyclist Badly Injured By Driver Fleeing Cops
Authorities refused to comment on allegations that the crash was the result of another police chase.
December 18, 2024
FLIP-FLOP: City Brings Back Road Diet For McGuinness Blvd.
The boulevard of death will get a full safety project after all.
October 2, 2024
Opinion: Worried About E-Bike Safety? Make the Roads Safer First
Opponents co-opted the outdoor dining regulatory process. Advocates must address e-bike safety concerns — for the sake of all vulnerable street users — or risk the same fate.
September 26, 2024
Prospect Perks: Activists Want City to Improve Cycling In and Around Brooklyn’s Green Heart
"Better connecting these neighborhoods to Prospect Park is a strong first step to correcting inequity," a new petition reads.
September 25, 2024
