Overview
- City Council leaders unveiled a package of about 17 bills and set a Sept. 30 public hearing to review e‑bike and e‑scooter safety and consider rules for delivery platforms, insurance, trade‑ins and infrastructure.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Aug. 5 issued cease‑and‑desist letters to 42 online retailers ordering them to stop selling illegal high‑speed e‑bikes and scooters to New York City ZIP codes by Aug. 18 or face fines.
- Officials cite city and NYPD data showing a roughly 28 percent year‑over‑year rise in reported collisions this year with 560 e‑bike crashes and 795 stand‑up scooter crashes through mid‑July.
- The legislative package would shift enforcement toward delivery platforms by requiring commercial licensing, data sharing and extra insurance while worker groups warn registration or tougher enforcement could hurt immigrant delivery riders.
- City officials point to long‑running evidence that higher‑powered illegal e‑motos have driven many deaths since 2017 and say restricting online sales and pressing Albany on registration are next steps to keep those vehicles off city streets.