Folks using e-bikes in Central Park.
REUTERS
A 15 mph velocity restrict on all e-bikes touring on New York Metropolis streets might quickly turn into the legislation of the land.
Metropolis Council Member Virginia Maloney (D-Manhattan) launched laws on April 30 that will set up a 15 mph velocity restrict for the micromobility gadgets all through town. She stated she launched the invoice in response to a surge in pedestrian accidents as e-bike use has exploded throughout the 5 boroughs.
“New Yorkers should feel safe walking their streets,” Maloney stated. “As technology changes how we move through the city, our policies need to keep pace. This is a straightforward step to reduce risk and protect pedestrians.”
Maloney’s invoice, dubbed Intro. 1312-2025, was beforehand launched by Keith Powers throughout his tenure within the council; he had been term-limited from workplace final 12 months, however was elected to the State Meeting earlier this 12 months.
A biking velocity restrict will not be new within the Massive Apple. NYC briefly had in place a 15 mph velocity restrict for e-bikes from Oct. 24 to Dec. 31, 2025, through an govt order by earlier Mayor Eric Adams. Nonetheless, Mayor Zohran Mamdani struck the order, in addition to an inventory of others applied after Adams’ federal indictment on Sept. 26, 2024, when he took workplace on Jan. 1 this 12 months.
The invoice is backed by a bipartisan group of six council members and would make the velocity restrict legislation proof against being worn out on a whim by any mayor.
New York News contacted the mayor’s workplace for touch upon the invoice, which addresses a subject he struck down this 12 months, and is awaiting a response.
In the meantime, crashes involving e-bikes have jumped a whopping 75% up to now this 12 months in comparison with the identical interval in 2025, based on the most recent NYPD statistics. Alarmingly, the variety of fatalities involving varied two-wheeled gadgets in NYC has practically doubled.
The invoice is at present within the Metropolis Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for additional consideration.
