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City Council announces 17‑bill package and September hearing on e‑bike safety
Summary
City Council Speaker Julie Menon and members announced a legislative review of e‑bike and e‑scooter safety — a package of more than 17 bills — and scheduled an oversight hearing in September to press agencies for enforcement data and consider measures ranging from platform rules to trade‑in incentives.
City Council Speaker Julie Menon announced a comprehensive legislative review of e‑bike and e‑scooter safety and said the council will hold a major oversight hearing in September on a package of more than 17 bills.
"We cannot go on like this," Menon said, citing a rise in crashes and the recent death of a young rider. She said the council will convene city agencies and stakeholders to explore enforcement, platform accountability, infrastructure changes and consumer protections before the problem worsens.
The package addresses multiple pathways: some bills would ban certain illegal devices from sale or rental, others would require platform reporting and licensing for delivery companies, and still others would expand street infrastructure and enforcement transparency. "In September, we are going to convene a major hearing on over 17 bills that approach this issue from multiple different directions," Menon said.
Majority leader Sean Embrau said the council will seek both enforcement and incentives, proposing trade‑in and rebate programs to help residents replace unsafe devices. "We need to get these illegal devices out of the marketplace and out of our streets before one more family is shattered," Embrau said.
The council said the hearing will bring the Department of Transportation, NYPD and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection before lawmakers to explain current enforcement and data availability. Menon emphasized the goal is not to penalize workers but to update laws and enforcement so devices marketed as legal are actually safe.
The hearing is scheduled for September 30 and is being framed as an oversight and policy development forum rather than an immediate vote on any ordinance.
