US EditionNYC Cyclists, E-Bike Riders Will No Longer Receive Criminal Summonses for Low-Level Traffic Offenses
The city will replace criminal summonses with civil tickets for minor traffic violations and launch safety training for delivery riders, addressing safety and fairness concerns.
- On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city will discontinue criminal summonses for cyclists and e-bike riders for minor traffic violations, replacing them with civil summonses starting March 27.
- The policy reverses a crackdown established last year by former Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, which Gothamist reported led to 10 times as many 'pink tickets' for riders in 2025.
- Mamdani also introduced measures to address 'root causes' of dangerous riding, including a Department of Transportation-run safety training program and proposed legislation requiring delivery apps provide real-time trip data on 'deliveries, worker penalties and safety incidents.'
- Los Deliveristas Unidos executive director Ligia Guallpa called the end of criminal enforcement a 'major step forward,' while StreetsPAC executive director Eric McClure noted the policy returns riders to 'equal footing.'
- While advocates celebrate, some residents express concern regarding street safety; Bronx resident Joanne Allen noted improper sidewalk riding remains a problem, stating, 'Some need to pay the price for not caring.
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