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More and more buildings are simply banning electric bikes — a classic baby-and-bathwater solution. Photo: FDNY

UP IN SMOKE? Private Buildings Step Up E-Bike Bans in Wake of Fires

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 13, 2022 | No Comments

Private buildings and institutions are banning e-mobility devices amid growing fears over fires attributed to faulty lithium-ion batteries that have killed six people this year and left many more without a home. But is this the right way to go about it?

NYCHA appears to have backed down from an e-bike ban. File photo: Noah Martz

EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Backs Down From Banning E-Bikes on its Property

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 21, 2022 | No Comments

This controversy has been extinguished.

Guinder Rodas, whose brother Yener, was stabbed to death on Aug. 20, speaks during his vigil. Photo: Julianne Cuba

‘We Are Devastated’: Family of Slain Sunset Park Delivery Worker Demands Justice

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

On Tuesday night, dozens of family members, friends, and mourners crowded onto the same sidewalk in Sunset Park where Yener Rodas, a delivery worker, was stabbed to death during a botched robbery last Saturday.

The Department of Investigation wants NYCHA to "limit" e-mobility devices on its property. File photo: Noah Martz

Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

The city's proposed ban on e-bikes on Housing Authority property would force some residents to choose between a roof over their head and a job.

Streetsies 2021: The Advocate of the Year

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 23, 2021 | No Comments

The nominees include a leader of the deliverista movement, an indefatigable Chelsea legend, the Riders Alliance, the Bridges for People campaign and a woman who yelled at Eric Adams to do more about road safety.

Streetsies 2021: The Biggest Reasons To Hope For A Brighter Future

By Dave Colon | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

Let's highlight the news stories and developments that prove that maybe, just maybe, 2022 will be a transformative year.