Deadly e-bike crash in Brooklyn highlights NYC regulatory flop

WNYC News | Oct 9, 2025

The death of a 60-year-old woman who was run over by a pair of riders doubled up on an e-bike cruising in a bike lane outside the Brooklyn Navy Yard highlights a crisis that city officials have let simmer for years. That an more in this week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news. 

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