Pedicabs blasting music keep upsetting Broadway performances, cause chaos for Midtown drivers —but NYC pushes for theater ban

Pedicabs blasting music keep upsetting Broadway performances, cause chaos for Midtown drivers —but NYC pushes for theater ban

Broadway is increasingly being taken for a ride. “Rogue” pedicabs blasting New York-themed earworms around the theater district are causing chaos — interrupting Broadway performances, clogging sidewalk space and forcing theatergoers to weave dangerously around traffic, according to disgruntled locals and other drivers. The issue has gotten so out of control over the last year...

Pedicab Disruptions in Theater District Prompt Outcry as City Council Bill Gains Momentum

According to a new report in The New York Post, a growing chorus of performers, theater workers, and Midtown residents is speaking out against the disruptive presence of pedicabs in the Broadway theater district, as a proposed New York City Council bill moves forward aiming to limit their impact. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the bill, introduced by Council members Erik Bottcher and Keith Powers, would prohibit pedicabs from operating wi…