e-bikes
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City Council Passes E-Bike Legislation, But More Work Remains, Advocates Say
The City Council voted on Thursday to legalize e-bikes and authorize an e-scooter pilot program — ending a years-long struggle for food-delivery workers who were subject to constant police harassment simply for doing their jobs on the bikes.
June 25, 2020
MUST-WATCH: ‘Delivery Guys are Not Trash’ — They’re Heroes
If you watch nothing else today, please watch this four-minute video by producers Jon Hsu and Law Chen featuring New York's hard-working delivery cyclists.
April 24, 2020
City Council Still Has Work to Do To Ensure Justice For E-Bike Riders
No one is willing to go on the record about how the now-legal bikes — including electric Citi Bikes — are now illegal to ride on the Hudson River Greenway, the nation's most popular bike lane.
April 8, 2020
Justice Delivered: E-Bikes Legalized Statewide In Budget Bill
State lawmakers have saved e-bike-using delivery workers from the Wrath of de Blasio.
April 1, 2020
E-Bike Legalization Appears on Course, Despite Albany Chaos from Coronavirus
"I'm happy we're closer to fixing this injustice than ever before," Ramos told Streetsblog.
March 19, 2020
Help Wanted: Whole Foods Needs Cyclists To Deliver Groceries
They're looking for a few good legs.
March 17, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: What a Busy Day Edition
There's a lot going on — and a lot of it relates to the fight for livable streets. So click the headline above for all the day's news.
March 17, 2020
SMALL VICTORY? NYPD Says It Has Changed E-Bike Crackdown to Focus on ‘Unsafe’ Riding
The Police Department says it is now focusing on unsafe e-bike riding, not merely e-bike riding in and of itself.
January 25, 2020
Cuomo: NYPD Crackdown on E-Bike Riders is ‘Arbitrary’; Would Consider ‘Car Helmets’
"Immigrant delivery workers ... have been subjected to arbitrary enforcement...for too long," Cuomo said.
January 23, 2020
Cuomo Ditches Most Helmet Requirements in E-Bike Legalization
Gov. Cuomo has apparently seen the light on e-bikes.
January 21, 2020
