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Council Backs Off E-Bike Registration Amid Jersey’s Messy Restriction Rollout
Council Member Gale Brewer (pictured in a photo illustration) was set to introduce a resolution, but has scrapped it in advance of a Sept. 30 hearing.
August 14, 2026
The E-Moto Effect: To Make Roads Safer, We Need To ‘Reverse-Engineer’ Micromobility Regulations
The Council has 17 bills! Anti-bike NIMBYs want more restrictions! But our opinion writer shows that there are many good ways to make roads safer and rein in illegal e-motos.
August 13, 2026
Mamdani Targets Online Illegal E-Moto Retailers
Mayor Mamdani sent cease-and-desist letters to more than three dozen online retailers who sell illegal e-motos to New Yorkers.
August 5, 2026
City Council Leaders Call on State to Emulate New Jersey’s Flawed E-Bike Law
Council Speaker Julie Menin wants Albany to pass its own version of the Garden State's flawed, one-size-fits-all e-bike registration law.
August 4, 2026
AG Tish James Issues Promised Consumer Alert on Illegal E-Motos
Purchasers and businesses will no longer be able to pretend that they didn't know that these devices are illegal.
July 31, 2026
Quick Change: E-Moto Maker Altered Website After Fatal Crash
The company that sold the e-moto a 17-year-old was riding when he died in a traffic crash tried to change the online specs. Luckily, we have the receipts.
July 31, 2026
Attorney General James To Act On Illegal E-Motos After Latest Fatal Crash
The Attorney General will issue a consumer alert to combat illegal e-motos, Streetsblog has learned.
July 30, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines: Motopsycho Nightmare Edition
That headline is a Bob Dylan reference. Plus other news.
July 30, 2026
UPDATE: Teen E-Moto Rider Killed on Centre Street in Heart of Civic Manhattan
The rider of a Deepower e-moto — an illegal electric bike — was in a pool of blood just north of Chambers Street.
July 29, 2026
State Senators Urge AG James to Issue Illegal E-Moto Warning
State pols want Attorney General Letitia James to alert consumers and businesses about high-speed illegal e-bikes and scooters.
July 21, 2026