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Electeds Roll Out ‘Bike Safe’ Campaign While Admitting Cars are the Real Source of Danger
A trio of elected officials on the West Side are asking cyclists to be more mindful of pedestrians on the sidewalk, stop at red lights, and refrain from biking the wrong way in traffic.
January 19, 2024
Cyclists, Delivery Workers Fume After City Fails to Clear Icy Bridge Paths
Bike commuters and delivery workers faced treacherous, unplowed pathways on the four East River bridges long after it stopped snowing.
January 17, 2024
Feds One Step Closer to Requiring Safety Standards for Lithium-ion Batteries
Safety standards are fine, but the responsibility for securing better power packs will still fall on the lowest-paid workers in our city.
December 11, 2023
New York’s High Court Rules in Favor of Protecting Cyclists’ Constitutional Rights
Bicyclists should have the same protection as car drivers against unlawful search and seizure, New York's high court has ruled, but three judges called the decision soft on crime.
November 24, 2023
Delivery Companies Don’t Want to Supply Delivery Workers With Safe Batteries and Bikes
Bronx Council Member Oswald Feliz introduced the legislation, but the tech companies don't like it.
November 22, 2023
One Year Later, Delivery Workers Are Still Waiting for Their Charging Hubs
More than a year — and a dozen-plus fatal fires — since the city announced charging stations for delivery workers, the hubs aren't ready,
November 21, 2023
Key Upper West Side Pol Gale Brewer Comes Out Against E-Bike Registration Bill
The dean of Manhattan's political establishment is the latest elected official to distance herself from a bill that would require registration for every e-bike in the city.
November 13, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: More Objection to Holden’s Anti-E-Bike Bill
It was a big day of opposition to Bob Holden's bill to demand that all electric bikes be registered. Plus other news.
November 10, 2023
Amazon Stops Selling Illegal Batteries After City Cease-and-Desist Letter
Following a cease-and-desist letter from the city, Amazon, at least, has partially reformed its illegal ways.
November 10, 2023
Manhattan CB6 Rejects E-Bike Registration Bill
It was a close vote, but Manhattan Community Board 6 still said "no thanks" to Holden's e-bike registration bill.
November 9, 2023
