bikes

An E-Bike in New York City (file / via Wikipedia)

Mayor Bloomberg Expected To Sign E-Bike Ban

The bikes are often used by delivery people and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said the new law plugs loopholes and totally bans electric bikes from the streets of New York.

2013/04/26

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces details of the Citi Bike program - New York, NY - May 7, 2012 (credit: Edward Reed / Mayor's Office)

Comptroller Liu Wants Helmet Mandate For Bike Sharing Program

New York City is set to start a new bike sharing program next month. But before it begins, City Comptroller John Liu wants to make sure riders are kept safe, WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb reported.

2012/06/25

A woman locks up her bike on a Manhattan street on September 15, 2011 in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

14th Annual Blessing Of The Bikes

More than 200 bicycles have been blessed with a sprinkling of holy water at New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

2012/05/05

NJ Bike Riders Want NJ Transit To Pump The Brakes On Inconvenient Policy

Bike riders in the Garden State are up in arms over an NJ Transit policy that prevents them from carrying bikes onto trains at stations without elevated platforms.

2012/02/26

Alta Bicycle Share demo (credit: bikesharephiladelphia/Flickr)

Bike Share Program To Hit City Streets Next Summer

With the bike share program, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan the city is reinventing the wheel by providing an affordable and 24-hour accessible transportation alternative.

2011/09/14

“I have news for you guys, it’s changing. We’re coming in and we’re taking over, but we’re friends.”

DEFEND YOUR RIDE: Nick At Tom’s Restaurant

“You can literally take the battery out and charge it in a café, while you eat your eggs.” – Nick and his electric bicycle

2011/09/06

NJ Lawmaker Backs Off Of Bicycle License Plate Idea

Under the bill proposed by Essex County Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, riders or their parents would have to pay $10 a year to register their bikes with the state.

2011/01/13