Bicycling
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Amsterdam Leads the Way on E-Bike Regulation — Should New York Follow Suit?
The city's biking- and walking-friendly streets expose the hypocrisy harsh e-bike enforcement without better street design.
July 8, 2025
Eric Adams’s ‘Dept. of Sustainable Delivery’ Isn’t Actually A Department
The "Department of Sustainable Delivery" will launch with 45 "peace officers" in 2028, the mayor said on Monday.
July 7, 2025
Friday’s Headlines: E-Bikes in Parks … Permanently Edition
The Parks Department will permanently allow e-bikes in city parks following a two-year pilot. Plus more news.
July 4, 2025
Manhattan DA Says Alleged Central Park Hit-and-Run Cyclist Didn’t Flee, Drops Charges
Prosecutors said the 30-year-old cyclist "remained on the scene for about 45 minutes after the crash and waited for paramedics to arrive to treat the injured person."
July 3, 2025
Ex-DOT Official Warns NYC’s ‘Counterproductive’ E-bike Speed Limit Will Curb Biking, Safety
The mayor is working overtime to undo the decade of gains for cycling in the Big Apple, a former de Blasio administration official told Streetsblog.
July 3, 2025
Money for Something: Funding OK’d, But Details Missing For ‘Dept. Of Sustainable Delivery’
The mayor got the Council to sign off on $6.1 million for the long-awaited “Department of Sustainable Delivery." But what's it mean? No one is talking.
July 1, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Force Apps To Fund Safe E-Bikes for Workers
The City Council is set to pass a bill on Monday that will make app companies responsible for their workers using safe e-bikes.
June 27, 2025
Citi Bike Will Stop Blaming Gay Pride for E-Bike Speed Cap
The Lyft-owned bikeshare system has pledged to stop misinforming customers that its speed limits were only temporary during Pride Weekend.
June 27, 2025
The Mayor Doesn’t Know The Difference Between E-Bikes And Mopeds
... and it matters because he and his propaganda machine are waging war on one type of vehicle, while blaming another.
June 23, 2025
Black Cycling Clubs: ‘We Just Want a Safe Place to Park Our Bikes’
Leaving a bike on the sidewalk overnight or while at work often results in a missing tire or gearset, but for most of us, it’s only a matter of time until the entire frame disappears.
June 19, 2025
