Jan. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A 75-year-old Elmhurst man died on Saturday, 10 days after he was struck by an e-bike rider while walking in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway in Jackson Heights. Kabrinda Nath Sen succumbed to his injuries at Elmhurst Hospital, a block away from his home on Ithaca Street,… Read more »
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Should NYC e-bikes be licensed? City Council registration bill gets pushback from cyclists
Nov. 17, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
Electric bikes in New York City would have to be licensed and registered under a bill sitting in the City Council, but the legislation is shedding some support as backlash builds among the city’s cycling community.
E-bike charging stations to be placed at four NYCHA complexes, part of Con Edison pilot program
Mar. 21, 2023 By Christian Murray Con Edison has entered into a partnership with the New York City Housing Authority that will see the placement of e-bike and e-scooter charging stations at four housing developments. The charging stations, which will come with secure storage areas, will be at NYCHA developments in Manhattan, Queens and…
‘He lost everything’: Queens delivery worker recounts harrowing moment e-bike battery burned his flesh, left him homeless
Mar. 20, 2023 by Dean Moses and Adrian Childress Video by Adrian Childress Gabriel Dolores, a Mexican native and delivery worker residing in Corona, Queens, recently purchased a second-hand lithium-ion battery through Amazon in order to continue his job with Relay. It didn’t take long before disaster struck, and his life was forever altered.…