E-Bikes and Bike safety proposals. AI Links

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NYDN-Spkr Julie Menin restarts age verification discussion

More in depth on age verification.***https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/24/nyc-council-speaker-menin-restarts-debate-over-age-verification-for-citi-bikes/

CBS** Age verification for Citibikes

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin restarted discussions with the Department of Transportation to implement a privacy-safe age verification process for Citi Bike riders.Background and ContextThe Rule: Riders must be at least 16 years old to use Citi Bike.Previous Plans: Lyft previously halted facial-recognition age verification development after the Mamdani administration raised concerns over data privacy.Current Push: Speaker Menin is urging the city to find a balanced middle ground that stops underage e-bike usage while protecting user data.

AMNY NYC pol to intro bills to get illegal e-motos off streets

Sean Abreu chairs the CC Transportation Committee. Has bills to create exchange program-legal for illegal. Create fines for retailers who sell without informing buyer they must be registered-$1,000.00 fine. Giving NYPD devices that determines if a bike is legal. Still waiting for the NYPD-which has long been disrespected and disregarded to have the handcuffs taken off.****https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/nyc-lawmaker-bills-e-motos-electronic-motorcycles/***

EVSA Call to Action 8/11/26

The email from EVSA calls on supporters to contact 5 City Council Members who previously voted for Priscilla's Law and have not yet done so again. It makes the point that when e-bike riders showed up to answer a summons- none of the immigrant deliveristas were snatched by ICE. It further states that NONE of the 17 bills soon to be introduced make a violator personally responsible for the violation. Accountiblity.****https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?service=mail&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=AccountChooser&ec=asw-gmail-globalnav-signin#inbox/FMfcgzQhVrDrjnmGWCmGnDNHSnGHbSWQ***

Jack Brown Personal Experience Punks accuse woman of being a pedophile

Early one morning on the weekend a woman was being harassed by 15 year olds riding Citibikes and other conveyances of vandalism. Between First Ave and Ave A. As I passed by she hooked my arm to be escorted to wherever I was going. Tompkins Square Park. The adolescents were accusing her of being a "pedophile". Seemingly for having engaged in conversation. She was slightly tipsy and they were aggressivly obnoxious. Inside the park at the corner of 7th and Ave A the pack of 5 came behind. The excuse was to return a sodden pack of cigarettes to the woman. The reason was to continue harrassment. An older Hispanic man sat beside the woman. I went to the bathrooms where a mae Parkie and 2 females were beside a van. I described the situation and asked that they take the van and direct the bike punks to leave the woman alone and leave. One female pParkie said the boys had been around all night. Looking for fun and feeling groovy New Jersey has laws that require underage would be riders to have special licenses. Wear helmets etc. New York City needs to enact similar common sense laws to restore a modicum of sanilty and safety to streets, sidewalks and parks.

AMNY Mamdani draws line with DSA*Public Safety 8/10/26

The big news here is that the Mayor believes that prisons, cops and jails have their place. Differing from hard line DSA. Well this demonstrates some common sense. If it's PUBLIC SAFETY he is defending what about the bike bedlam? Enforcement is the backbone of a responsible bike culture. Trans Alt and sycophants openly oppose enforcement.How do you square that circle Your Honor? Hiz Honor executive dismembered NYPD Commish Tisch's no nonsense approach to bike mayhem? Splain that one Your Honor. Splain dat one. Please. ****https://www.amny.com/news/mamdani-draws-line-with-dsa-on-police-prisons/***