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Intro 606 Alert: E-Bike Licensing Bill Is Not Even Legal, Lawyers Say
Buckle up, dear reader, because we're diving into the municipal code!
Op-Ed: Council E-Bike Registration Bill Is Impossible to Enforce, Unnecessary … and Won’t Even Work
It sounds common-sense: register electric bikes just like cars. But there are so many flaws to this Council bill. Let us set you straight.
Totaled Jerk: Reckless Driver Swerves Around School Bus, Crashes in Queens
A reckless driver with a record of road violations sped into a parked school bus in Elmhurst.
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Buses and E-Bikes and Raids, Oh My’ Edition
Wow, what a busy day of revanchism it was! Plus other news..
Jersey Lawmakers Pass Proposed Micromobility Insurance Law With Vague Promise to Fix It
Advocates are adamantly opposed to Sen. Nicolas Scutari's bill, fearing it would undermine the goals of reducing car dependency and carbon emissions. And it's expensive.
Key Upper West Side Pol Gale Brewer Comes Out Against E-Bike Registration Bill
The dean of Manhattan's political establishment is the latest elected official to distance herself from a bill that would require registration for every e-bike in the city.
Friday’s Headlines: More Objection to Holden’s Anti-E-Bike Bill
It was a big day of opposition to Bob Holden's bill to demand that all electric bikes be registered. Plus other news.
Meet the E-Bike Using New Yorkers — Normal People Who Want Politicians to Stop Demonizing Them
One has bad knees and needs help to get around. Another has kids who have to get to soccer. And another buys groceries in one big trip. They're e-bike users — and they oppose a controversial City Council bill that would require license plates and registration.
Manhattan Panel Pans City Council E-Bike Registration Bill
A Manhattan community board is the first to take up a controversial bill that would require licensing and registration for e-bikes. And it rejected it.
Hey, Bike Haters, You Will Lose the Culture War You’re Starting
For some reason, people who choose to get around by car are waging a culture war against people who point out the negatives of auto-centric roadways. But the haters will not prevail.
