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“The goal shouldn’t be to freeze this industry in place. It should be to accelerate the transition already underway—more walkers, more e-bikes, more waterfront freight, more operators building career ladders…

ByMark Chiusano 0Comments

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Jul 2025

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Transportation

¿Cómo afecta el último presupuesto de Nueva York a las comunidades de inmigrantes?

El plan de gastos incluye un aumento en la financiación de los servicios de asesoría legal de inmigración, lo que un defensor calificó como “una victoria importante”. Una iniciativa que…

ByDaniel Parra

ByVictoria Moran Garcia 2Comments

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Jul 2025

Government Immigration Transportation

How NYC’s Latest Budget Impacts Immigrant Communities

The spending plan includes a funding boost for immigration legal services, which one advocate called “an important victory.” Another initiative to launch a new department to regulate e-bikes has sparked…

ByDaniel Parra

ByVictoria Moran Garcia 3Comments

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Jul 2024

Opinion

Opinion: E-Bike Battery Fires Demand Sweeping Safety Reforms

“E-bikes are here to stay, and without a multipronged approach demanding action from the business community and individual stakeholders, along with local governments, no meaningful difference will be achieved.”

ByMichael P. Mezzacappa 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Transportation

NYCHA Explains Newly Plugged-In Policy on E-Bikes and Scooters

Nearly four months in, NYCHA broke down its lithium-ion battery rules and the potential consequences for noncompliance.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Transportation

Opinion: Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Crash Calls Attention to a Growing Problem

“The crash on the Manhattan Bridge calls attention to the immediate need for visionary leadership as well as difficult conversations about the purpose of the city’s precious bike lane real…

ByCody Lyon 1Comment

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion Transportation

Opinion: E-bike Battery Regulation Isn’t Anti-immigrant or Anti-worker. It’s Common Sense.

“We aren’t helping delivery workers by forcing them to charge unsafe, unregulated equipment in their apartments. We need more regulation to protect these hard-working riders and their neighbors, not less.”

ByBaruch Herzfeld 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Government NYCHA Opinion Transportation

Opinion: We Need E-Bike Incentives, Not Bans

“We join many other New Yorkers, including Los Deliveristas, a social justice group that represents the estimated 65,000 delivery workers, and call on the city to find alternatives to a…

ByRachel Weinberger

ByMelinda Hanson 1Comment

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Jul 2022

Climate and Environment Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: How E-bikes Can Help NYC Reach its Climate Goals

“To get the most out of its vital investments in protected bike lanes, the city should pull every lever at its disposal to increase access to personal and shared e-bikes.”

ByJulie Tighe 7Comments

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Apr 2021

Opinion Transportation

Opinion: NYC’s Equitable, Low-Carbon Future Requires Subsidies for Micromobility

‘Micromobility has proven its value as an affordable, efficient, and equitable transport option and should play a prominent role as our cities reopen and residents head back to work.’

ByDanny Harris, Marianna Koval, and Melinda Hanson 4Comments

Opinion: How Last-Mile Delivery Can Reduce NYC’s Congestion