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Is The Solution to Deadly Lithium-Ion Battery Fires a Trade-In Program?
Advocates and experts are calling for a "battery buy-back" program modeled on successful efforts to reduce guns.
February 22, 2023
FDNY Wants Feds to Ban Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries From Entering U.S.
It's an important change in tactic for the FDNY.
February 14, 2023
UP IN SMOKE? Private Buildings Step Up E-Bike Bans in Wake of Fires
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?
December 13, 2022
More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them
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?
November 23, 2022
FDNY Backing Council Bills to Address Deadly Fires from Lithium Ion Batteries
Bills to curb e-bike fires are moving ahead.
November 14, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Post Haste Edition
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.
November 7, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Backs Down From Banning E-Bikes on its Property
This controversy has been extinguished.
October 21, 2022
Pol Pitches More Options to a Blanket E-Bike Ban on NYCHA Property
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!
September 16, 2022
Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans
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.
August 17, 2022
NYCHA Seeks to Bar Residents from Having, Charging or Apparently Even Using E-Bikes
"This is discriminatory," said Gustavo Ajche, a delivery worker and union leader.
July 7, 2022
