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Moped madness? The debate over unregistered vehicles on NYC streets and the dangers posed
Moped madness? The debate over unregistered vehicles on NYC streets and the dangers posed

Jun. 1, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Illegally operated scooters, e-bikes and mopeds are running wild on the streets and sidewalks of New York City — and advocates are urging city lawmakers to do more to hold operators accountable. 

NYC is experiencing a surge in the use of such micromobility vehicles. While this shift towards these low-cost, eco-friendly alternatives to automobiles is welcomed and an important mode of transportation for many people, a growing concern is the number of these e-vehicles operating without proper licensing.

New Yorkers often spot the devices illegally parked or driven on sidewalks. The most egregious offenders, however, might be moped operators, who are subject to state traffic laws.

Brooklyn teen charged with murder of 19-year-old in front of Ridgewood school last month: DA

A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn teenager for murder in the second degree and other crimes in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in Ridgewood on April 22.

The shooting took place on the same street as Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. The 16-year-old gunman from Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn was arraigned Friday in Queens Supreme Court and faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted.

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Woman sought for attacking fellow passenger aboard the R train in Forest Hills: NYPD

Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who allegedly assaulted an older woman on board an R train on the night of Sunday, May 25.

The 53-year-old victim was riding a Manhattan-bound train near the Forest Hills-71st Street station just after 9 p.m. when she was approached by a stranger, and the women engaged in a verbal dispute. The argument escalated into violence when the suspect slapped the woman in the face and punched her in the back of the head before running off the train in an unknown direction, police said Thursday.

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani attacks Mayor Adams, Cuomo following ICE raids at Manhattan court

May. 29, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell & Ethan Stark-Miller

Democratic mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani blasted Mayor Eric Adams for his willingness to collaborate on President Trump’s immigration crackdown following federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting a couple of dozen people at Manhattan courts on Wednesday — an operation City Hall says it was not involved with.

PuppetMobile returns to Rego Park with free marionette show featuring Pippi Longstocking

May. 29, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The City Parks Foundation’s beloved PuppetMobile will return to Rego Park this June with a free outdoor performance of Pippi Longstocking, rescheduled after a weather-related postponement earlier this spring. State Senator Joseph Addabbo announced that the marionette show will take place on Thursday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to noon at Painters Playground, located next to P.S. 174 at 65-30 Dieterle Crescent.