E-bike victims sue NYC after Mamdani blocks criminal enforcement against wild riders

A group of New Yorkers mowed down by reckless e‑bikers will sue the Mamdani administration — accusing the mayor of letting the growing menace to pedestrians run wild.The lawsuit against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, expected to be filed Thursday, will target Hizzoner’s March executive order that stopped enforcement of minor e-bike violations — a policy critics say has turned city streets into a Wild West where pedestrians and everyday cyclists take their life into their own hands.“No mayor has the power to suspend the laws the City Council and state Legislature passed to keep New Yorkers safe – yet that is exactly what this directive does, turning our sidewalks and crosswalks into a lawless free-for-all,” said Jim Walden, chair of NYC Common Sense, which will file the suit alongside crash victims and City Councilman Frank Morano (R-State Island).That legal challenge lands as community members on the Upper West Side accuse a powerful pro‑bike, anti‑car nonprofit— Transportation Alternatives, backed by major delivery companies—of overriding neighborhood concerns to drive a bike agenda that benefits Amazon and other corporate players more than local residents.Manhattan’s Community Board 7 voted at a June 2 meeting to endorse the Department of Transportation’s plan for a two‑way protected bike lane on West 72nd Street linking Central Park to the Hudson River Greenway — despite loud opposition from locals.Board member Jay Adolf argued the board was ignoring its own constituency in favor of Transportation Alternatives, whose supporters arrived early and filled the limited seating.“It’s our job to represent the people in our community and our community is overwhelmingly concerned about this proposal,” he said, announcing he would vote against the resolution.About 80 people signed up to speak in favor of the redesign and around 60 against.“It seems to me that a majority of the people who spoke in favor were either wearing T�...