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Several windows where smashed out in a Hamilton Heights building where journalist Fazil Khan died in a fire.
Posted ine-bikes

Before Harlem Blaze that Killed Journalist Fazil Khan, Neighbors Complained About E-Bike Batteries

Dec. 30, 2024, 3:32 p.m.Dec. 30, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Fire Marshal reports obtained by THE CITY suggest landlord and city agencies had ignored pleas to intervene — and that off-brand batteries from Amazon and eBay are a constant in fatal bike and scooter fires.
A charred electronic battery amid a pile of burnt vehicles after a fire at a chinatown e-bike repair shop killed four people, June 20, 2023.
Posted inPublic Safety

Megastores and Small E-Bike Shops Blow Off City Ban on Unsafe Batteries

May 16, 2024, 5:01 a.m.May 15, 2024, 7:33 p.m.
Records obtained by THE CITY reveal widespread disregard of summonses for retailing batteries without safety certification. Scofflaws range from Amazon, Best Buy and Target to corner e-bike shops across the five boroughs.
Posted ine-bikes

FDNY Makes First Ever Criminal Arrest of E-Bike Shop Owner for Unsafe Storage of Batteries

April 12, 2024, 5:32 p.m.April 12, 2024, 7:08 p.m.
Fire marshals arrived at the Electric Bicycle Shop in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and arrested and handcuffed the store owner who had faced repeated civil summons.
Mayor Eric Adams announces alongside Sen. Chuck Schumer at the Baruch Houses new e-bike charging stations at NYCHA complexes throughout the city.
Posted ine-bikes

Pols Pledged Safe E-Bike Charging Stations After Fatal Fire Last Summer. Keep Waiting.

Feb. 27, 2024, 6:22 p.m.Feb. 27, 2024, 6:22 p.m.
A new deadly blaze highlights slow speed of rolling out $25 million project to build docks at dozens of NYCHA developments, with not a dime yet spent.
Fazil Khan poses for a portrait in a city park.
Posted ine-bikes

Blaze That Killed Journalist Fazil Khan Started by Battery in Apartment Shared by Delivery Workers, FDNY Says

Feb. 26, 2024, 7:24 p.m.Feb. 27, 2024, 3:56 p.m.
Federal legislation that would create battery safety standards has bipartisan but has yet to come up for a vote in either the House or Senate.
About a dozen electric motorcycles sat outside 662 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.
Posted inFDNY

E-Bike Battery Fire Hazards Lurk Where New Yorkers Live, Says FDNY

Jan. 31, 2024, 5:05 a.m.Feb. 27, 2024, 4:31 p.m.
Since a Chinatown blaze killed four upstairs residents last June, fire inspectors have cited 106 potentially explosive violations in residential buildings.
Posted inHow to New York

How to Safely Charge, Store and Maintain Your E-Bike and Batteries

Jan. 30, 2024, 2:21 p.m.Feb. 1, 2024, 12:21 p.m.
Fires caused by the lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes, scooters and other mobile equipment are on the rise in New York City. Here’s how to stay safe, according to experts.
An e-bike rider had an extra battery stored on their cycle.
Posted ine-bikes

Congress in Rare Agreement on E-Bike Battery Bill Pushed by NY Reps

Jan. 29, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Jan. 28, 2024, 10:01 p.m.
Legislation to fast-track standards for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries has unanimous, bipartisan in the House — so far. But standards that will actually have the power to change the industry are still months if not years away.
An e-bike near the NYCHA building at 334 East 28th Street in Manhattan. July 5, 2022.
Posted inPublic Safety

NYCHA Moves to Limit E-Bikes After Rescinding Proposed Ban

Nov. 8, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 8, 2023, 11:04 a.m.
To lower the risk of deadly fires, the public housing authority is offering new rules that would restrict each household to one e-bike and ban repair and charging businesses.
Posted inFDNY

Grubhub and JOCO’s E-Bike Charging Hub Violates Electric Codes, City Inspectors Find

July 24, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 24, 2023, 9:57 a.m.
Department of Buildings and FDNY issue $6,400 in fines for the Bowery facility, weeks after an electrical fire killed four in Chinatown. Grubhub says it’s a “misunderstanding.”

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