Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025
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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
Double Whammy: NYPD Slaps Brooklyn Mom With Criminal Summons, $190 Fine
Meet Phaedra Paulson, a Brooklyn mom who is, apparently, Public Enemy #1.
June 16, 2025
Friday’s Video: A Recap on Mayor Adams’s ‘War on Cyclists’
Here's a nice synopsis by Emily Lipstein of how we got from a proposed "Department of Sustainable Delivery" to a criminal crackdown on bike riders.
June 13, 2025
Now Do Cars: Adams and Council Push For E-Bike Speed Limits Ignores The Biggest Danger
The signs show that the city's priorities are completely backwards.
June 10, 2025
Anatomy Of A Debacle: How Mayor Adams Went From Visionary to Bully on E-Bikes
How did we get here? Let's breakdown how the city's failure to rein in the delivery industry created the current war on bikes.
June 9, 2025
Lander and Myrie: No Nix on Commish Tisch Despite Tix Blitz
The two mayoral candidates who promised to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch reiterated that pledge this week, despite her crackdown on cyclists.
June 9, 2025
Manhattan’s West Side Stands Up To E-bike Criminalization
Two West Side community boards voted to call on the administration to stop giving cyclists criminal summonses.
June 6, 2025
‘War on Cyclists’: E-Bike Speed Limit Panned by Safety Advocates
"Sounds like more flavor-of-the-month hot air from the Adams administration," said one activist.
June 5, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Speed Limits for E-Bikes Edition
Something was looming large over last night's mayoral debate. Plus other news.
June 5, 2025
