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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                MARCH 27, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 18

                    Mayor Mamdani Announces End To

             Criminal Enforcement For Minor Traffic

              Offenses For Cyclists And E-Bike Riders

               New York City Police Department will stop issuing criminal summonses for e-bike riders

                                                   and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            includes the systems pushing peo-
                                                                                                                  ple on bikes to take risks,” said City
            NEW YORK, NY
                                                                                                                  Council Majority Leader and Trans-
                     ayor   Zohran   Kwame                                                                        portation  and  Infrastructure  Com-
                     Mamdani has announced                                                                        mittee  Chair  Shaun  Abreu.  “Our
            Ma sweeping set of policies                                                                           path forward must include holding
            to end criminal enforcement against                                                                   delivery app companies accountable
            e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level                                                              for unrealistic timelines, investing in
            traffic  offenses,  expand  safety  train-                                                            real training for workers and continu-
            ing for all e-bike and bicycle delivery                                                               ing to redesign our streets so every-
            workers, enhance Citi Bike safety fea-                                                                one has a safe place to be, whether
            tures and strengthen accountability                                                                   you’re walking, biking or driving.”
            for app-based delivery companies.                                                                         “Better  data  is  essential  to  un-
                Beginning Friday, March 27, the                                                                   derstanding how delivery activity
            New  York  City  Police  Department                                                                   impacts street safety and to shaping
            (NYPD)’s policy under the prior ad-                                                                   effective policy,” said Council Mem-
            ministration of issuing criminal sum-                                                                 ber  Gale  A.  Brewer.  “Safer  streets
            monses to e-bike riders and cyclists                                                                  require a clear understanding of how
            for  low-level  traffic  offenses  will  be                                                           deliveries are  happening  across the
            rescinded. Under that policy, riders  peatedly engage in unsafe riding be-  streets for all New Yorkers, we will  city, and I appreciate the adminis-
            could  be  criminally  charged  for  mi-  havior.                   be taking a multipronged approach  tration’s  recognition  of  this  legisla-
            nor violations such as disobeying a   “Every New Yorker on our roads,   that holds delivery companies ac-  tion and the broader need to address
            stop sign — forcing them to appear in  whether driving or biking, deserves   countable for their impact on street  e-bike safety. I look forward to work-
            criminal court, with failure to appear  to be treated fairly. By ending crim-  safety, provides training and resourc-  ing with the administration to move
            risking a bench warrant or arrest.  inal  summonses  for  low-level  traffic   es to delivery workers and expands  this forward.”
                Under the Mamdani adminis-    offenses, we’re ensuring cyclists and   bold new street designs that better   “The end of  criminal  enforce-
            tration, these violations will instead  e-bike riders — including those who   accommodate  e-bike  riders  and  pe-  ment  for  minor  traffic  offenses  for
            be addressed through the same civil  deliver our food and groceries — are   destrians.”               cyclists  and  e-bike  riders  is  a  major
            summons process as motorists. This  treated like others on the road,” said   “Delivery workers have one of  step forward. For too long, app de-
            change ensures accountability while  Mayor Mamdani. “At the same time,   the most dangerous jobs in the city,  livery companies have built business
            ending a punitive system that has dis-  we’re making our streets safer for ev-  and I commend Mayor Mamdani and  models that push workers to speed,
            proportionately burdened working  eryone. In partnership with the City   Commissioner Flynn for these critical  work long hours and ride in unsafe
            New Yorkers.                      Council, we’ll strengthen safety stan-  efforts to address unsafe corporate  conditions  —  making  delivery  one
                In tandem, the Mayor and the  dards, hold app companies account-  practices that play out on our streets,”  of  the  most  dangerous  jobs  in  New
            New York City Department of Trans-  able and expand training for delivery   said  NYC  Department  of  Consum-  York City. One in five delivery work-
            portation (NYC DOT) will launch a  riders. This balanced approach sup-  er  and  Worker  Protection  (DCWP)  ers has been injured on the job, and
            robust, comprehensive safety train-  ports riders while protecting pedes-  Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine.  half have experienced accidents while
            ing program for delivery workers  trians and motorists — and moves us   “When delivery apps push workers  working,” said Ligia Guallpa, Execu-
            and  work  with  the  City  Council  to  closer to making our streetscape the   to speed through unreasonable quo-  tive  Director,  Workers  Justice  Proj-
            pursue legislation to address unsafe  envy of the world.”           tas or unrealistic delivery times, it  ect  /  Los  Deliveristas  Unidos.  “We
            practices by third-party delivery app   “Every  New  Yorker  deserves  a   creates a dangerous streetscape for  applaud Mayor Mamdani and DOT
            companies — practices that often in-  workplace where their safety and dig-  every  New  Yorker.  DCWP  will  use  Commissioner Flynn for taking bold
            centivize dangerous riding through  nity are the top priority — including   any and every tool at its disposal to  action to hold these billion-dollar
            unrealistic delivery times.       the delivery cyclists who serve our   support  our  DOT  colleagues’  street  companies accountable. This is a cru-
                Proposed legislation will require  city day and night, through blizzards   safety initiatives and ensure apps are  cial step toward addressing the root
            delivery platforms to share trip-level  and  downpours,”  said  NYC  DOT   held accountable.”         causes of unsafe delivery work, and
            data with NYC DOT to inform safer  Commissioner Mike Flynn. “For too    “I applaud Mayor Mamdani for  we look forward to advancing a com-
            delivery  standards  and  comply  with  long, third-party delivery companies   taking a real step toward making our  prehensive  worker  justice  platform
            those  standards.  The  City  will  also  have incentivized dangerous cycling   streets  safer.  If  we’re  serious  about  that makes delivery work safer and
            seek authority to mandate enhanced  behavior without proper oversight or   safety, we have to address the root  creates safer streets for e-bike riders,
            training for delivery workers who re-  accountability. To truly deliver safe   causes of dangerous riding, and that  pedestrians and all New Yorkers.”

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