Zohran Mamdani: “Moving to stop the sale and distribution of illegal E bikes…”

“Our DOT commissioner, Mr. Flynn, our DMO, Julia Kirsten, as well as our Corporation Counsel, Steve Banks. Now, today, we are here to take an action that is long overdue. Moving to stop the sale and distribution of illegal E bikes and motorized scooters on New York city streets. Exactly one week ago, Gabriel Nakato was riding a Deep Power QS7E bike from Bensonhurst into Manhattan to meet with a career counselor and fill out his summer job applications.” (00:33–00:41)

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