2025 e-bike and moped crackdown: The 19th Precinct leads the charge in Manhattan

"As NYC continues its effort to regulate the booming moped and e-bike industry, the latest police data reveals that the 19th Precinct on the Upper East Side issued the most moped and e-bike summonses in Manhattan for 2025. Since the start of 2025, the upper Manhattan precinct has doled out 1,650 summonses for moving violations to e-bike and moped operators. The enforcement addresses a significant 100% increase in e-bike collisions this year so far compared to the same period in 2024."

"However, moped collisions in the precinct are down 74%, as police issued 2% fewer violations so far in 2025 compared to last year. Like all drivers, e-bike operators are required by law to follow traffic rules. They are subject to summonses for breaking traffic laws such as riding on the sidewalk or against traffic, and failing to yield to pedestrians."

"Meanwhile, Central Park, which has been an epicenter of protests against reckless e-bike riding due to an ongoing park redesign, has seen an uptick in summonses this year, which correlates with a rise in collisions within the park. Despite this, the Central Park Precinct issued the second-fewest e-bike summonses among Manhattan precincts, after the 33rd Precinct. The precinct issued only 20 e-bike summonses year to date, though it is up from zero during the same period last year."

The 19th Precinct on the Upper East Side issued 1,650 summonses for moving violations to e-bike and moped operators since the start of 2025. E-bike collisions in that precinct rose 100% compared to the same period in 2024, while moped collisions fell 74%. Police issued 2% fewer violations there so far in 2025 compared to last year. E-bike operators are required to follow traffic laws and can receive summonses for riding on sidewalks, against traffic, or failing to yield to pedestrians. Central Park saw an uptick in e-bike collisions and summonses, yet the Central Park Precinct reported only 20 e-bike summonses year-to-date and 23 moped summonses.

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