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Moped and E-Bike Safety Legislation Becomes State Law
Retailers must register mopeds at the point of sale, in addition to giving new owners safety information, under new legislation signed by Gov. Hochul on Thursday.
July 12, 2024
‘The Moped Crisis’: Bill Doubling Fines For Unauthorized Dealers Passes Senate
"[The bill] will help alleviate some of the challenges we see around mopeds,” said Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, who is co-sponsoring the bill in her chamber.
June 3, 2024
Data Dive: More Delivery Workers are Registering Their Mopeds
“If you have plates, [the police] won’t summons you,” Junior Pichardo told Streetsblog the other day on Flatbush Avenue. “They won’t bother you.”
February 21, 2024
Pay Up: TransAlt Wants Delivery Apps to Stem ‘Chaos’ on the Streets
"There are knee-jerk responses that don't work and then there are responses that look system-wide," said Danny Harris, the group's executive director.
February 16, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Moped Regulation Incoming Edition
State legislators in Albany announced a set of bills intended to rein in the crisis of illegal mopeds on city streets. Plus more news.
January 31, 2024
Upper West Side Panel Backs Resolution to Rein in Dangerous Mopeds
Transportation committee members want the Department of Motor Vehicles, the city and the state to take a more active role against unregistered mopeds.
December 14, 2023
Meet the E-Bike Using New Yorkers — Normal People Who Want Politicians to Stop Demonizing Them
One has bad knees and needs help to get around. Another has kids who have to get to soccer. And another buys groceries in one big trip. They're e-bike users — and they oppose a controversial City Council bill that would require license plates and registration.
November 9, 2023
Electric Moped Company Revel Bails on Two Wheelers in Full Transition to Taxis
They’re pumping the brakes on mopeds.
November 3, 2023
State Lawmaker Seeks to Close Moped-Registration Loophole
New legislation in Albany seeks to eliminate — in one fell swoop — the use of illegal mopeds by requiring sellers of the devices to register them with the DMV before buyers could take them out of the shop.
October 23, 2023
Opinion: Holden’s E-Bike License Proposal Misses the Mark on Pedestrian Safety
A bill backed by a majority of City Council members would create a bureaucratic nightmare and discourage e-bike use while ignoring the root of the problem: lackluster infrastructure and unsafe work standards.
October 11, 2023
