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Mamdani admin warns over 40 companies to halt selling illegal e-bikes or face thousands of dollars in fines
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“We’re going to go after those websites and retailers that are willfully selling illegal vehicles to New Yorkers,” he said.
“It should not have to be up to each New Yorker to know every single line of New York City law.
Companies that do not comply by Aug. 18, the missive warns, risk facing up to a $2,000 fine for each individual infraction.
Illegal devices have been involved in the majority of e-book and e-scooter fatalities over the past several years, according to DOT.
Safe streets advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, which has been leading the charge for cracking down on the sale of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters, lauded Mamdani’s cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday.