B 52 Stealth E Bike rider down on Staten Island 9/7/19

Rider down. Critical. Helmet?  E Bikes currently NOT legal in New York City.

E-bike rider critical following crash in New Springville

Updated 2:31 PM; Today 1:20 PM

Police responded to a commercial stretch of Richmond Avenue on Saturday for a report of a man injured after crashing an E-bike, according to an NYPD spokesman. (Anthony Spennato for the Staten Island Advance)

By Kyle Lawson | klawson@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- A 52-year-old man remains in critical condition Sunday after losing control of an electric bicycle on a commercial stretch of Richmond Avenue.

Emergency personnel responded just after 7 p.m. Saturday to a report of a one-vehicle crash on the southbound side of the highway, near the 2500 block in New Springville, according to an NYPD spokesman.

The bicyclist was attempting to change lanes on what police described as a Stealth B 52 E bike.

An E-bike is a bicycle with an integrated electric motor that can be used for propulsion.

E-bikes are illegal to ride on New York City streets, though, as of Sunday, police said no charges had been filed.