Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about e-bikes

Delivery Cyclists Have One of the Most Dangerous Jobs, But No One Is Protecting Them

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2019 | 20 Comments

Working cyclists have one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, and they are dying at rapid rates on New York City streets — but instead of stepping in to protect them, Mayor de Blasio is off running for president and New York’s Finest are focused on victim-blaming and ticketing bikers. Twenty-year-old Robyn Hightman, […]

Gov. Cuomo loves cars. Can he do what it takes to rein them in, as the new climate-change bill requires? Photo: Governor's office

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Op-Ed: To Meet New York’s New Climate Law, We’ll Have To Break the Car Culture

By Julie Tighe | Jun 25, 2019 | 45 Comments

Transportation is the number-one source of greenhouse-gas emissions in New York State, and the number-one offender is the internal-combustion engine. It will be a huge challenge, but we need to reduce the use of cars.

An NYPD lieutenant tells kids why some of them got tickets for not having bells. Photo: Terry Barentsen via YouTube.

Here’s What the NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know About Its ‘No-Bell’ Crackdown

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 21, 2019 | 32 Comments

The NYPD has denied a freedom of information request seeking information about police officers' targeted harassment against cyclists back in April.

Hey, West Side Greenway, Citi Bike Called and It Wants Its Bike Lane Back!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 18, 2019 | 66 Comments

The outrage has only just begun over state lawmakers' apparent plans to bar e-bikes and e-scooters from the Hudson River Greenway.

Delivery workers will have to wait until 2020 for justice, but it could come quickly if lawmakers get their way. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

E-Bike Legalization Bill Will Pass on Wednesday, Thanks to Greenway, Manhattan Scooter Exemptions

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 17, 2019 | 177 Comments

No shared e-scooters in Manhattan. No e-bikes or scooters on the Hudson River Greenway. No helmet requirements. Bike lanes filled with e-scooters. Read all about it!

Candidates for Queens District Attorney talking about street safety are (clockwise from top left) Rory Lancman, Jose Nieves, Melinda Katz and Tiffany Caban.

Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?

By Dave Colon | Jun 13, 2019 | 8 Comments

Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.

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