electric bikes

A majority of the City Council is sponsoring the legislation, which was introduced last year.

Firefighters found an electric bike in the apartment where the fire originated at a NYCHA building in Soundview.

Landlords are being squeezed by insurance companies that don’t want to foot the bill for a catastrophic blaze caused by batteries.

'One guy loses his job, they take his bike away, there's another guy with another illegal bike to take his place. It's really exploitation.'

'Being a delivery worker is the lowest rung of work in society.'

Restaurant delivery workers continue to feel the pain of the city's electric bike ban.

Fai Loam, a deliveryman at a Japanese restaurant, said he himself has been ticketed for using an electronic bike, and personally knows of at least 20 other immigrant workers who have also been fined.

They're flying through your backstreets, they're mowing your people down: The dreaded electric bikes have come under attack by lawmakers again.

This morning, in a news conference on the City Hall steps, Council Member Jessica Lapin announced a new bill to double the fines on drivers of electric bikes- from the current $500 to a crushing $1000 per ticket.