Mayor Mamdani last week ordered an end to the city’s policy of issuing criminal summonses to e-bike operators caught on alleged traffic violations.
Beginning March 27, the NYPD will begin addressing such violations with civil summonses, just like those for motorists — except that riders need no license and e-bikes are not registered.
“Every New Yorker on our roads, whether driving or biking, deserves to be treated fairly,” Mamdani said in a press release. “By ending criminal summonses for low-level traffic offenses, we’re ensuring cyclists and e-bike riders — including those who deliver our food and groceries — are treated like others on the road.”…