The New York City Council will hold a hearing Wednesday on a package of proposals aimed at making electric bikes, scooters and mopeds safer on city streets. The session is scheduled for 10 a.m. at City Hall and will bring together committees responsible for transportation, public safety, and consumer and worker protection.
The measures under discussion range from restrictions on certain electric bikes to stronger oversight of devices sold for use on city streets. Council members will also examine how existing traffic rules are enforced. Gothamist reported that more than 20 bills are expected to be discussed, including proposals concerning delivery companies and their responsibilities when workers are involved in crashes.
One proposal would bar the sale or rental of Class 3 electric bikes in the city. Another would require food delivery apps to carry liability insurance covering crashes involving their workers. Both remain proposals; Wednesday’s hearing is an opportunity to review them, not a vote that would put them into effect.
The debate comes amid concern for pedestrians, cyclists and delivery workers sharing increasingly crowded streets. When it announced the hearing, the Council said more than 500 collisions involving e-bikes had been recorded in 2026. Members will hear testimony before deciding which measures to advance.
