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Delivery workers have the most dangerous jobs in town. File photo: Streetsblog

More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 23, 2022 | No Comments

In New York, a significant pay raise for city delivery workers could end up increasing the number of deliveries made per hour, which might unleash more two-wheeled deliveristas crisscrossing the city's deadly streets at all hours of the day and night. Be careful what you wish for?

Acting Chief of Fire Prevention at FDNY Thomas Currao. Photo: Credit John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit

FDNY Backing Council Bills to Address Deadly Fires from Lithium Ion Batteries

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 14, 2022 | No Comments

Bills to curb e-bike fires are moving ahead.

Monday’s Headlines: Post Haste Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

We often link to New York Post articles in our daily headlines digest because on any given day, the paper transcends its toxic politics to provide good reporting on the city. Not so over the weekend. Plus all the other news.

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.

Nathaniel Hill, a resident of public housing in the Bronx, won't be able to charge his bike in his apartment under a new rule, unless Council Member Alexa Avilés prevails upon NYCHA to amend its proposal. File photo: Noah Martz

Pol Pitches More Options to a Blanket E-Bike Ban on NYCHA Property

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Alexa Avilés said that NYCHA's all-out ban could hurt workers and residents, especially because the ban would not differentiate from the myriad different micro-mobility devices out there. She even quoted our field guide!

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.

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