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Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during the AC conference in Dallas

Ted Cruz Is Holding Up Bipartisan Action to Make E-Bike Batteries Safe

Sept. 5, 2024, 5:05 a.m.Sept. 6, 2024, 10:34 a.m.

The Texas senator, up for reelection, has expanded a crusade against gas stove regulations into a scorched earth campaign against a bill to reduce deadly e-bike battery fires.

FDNY

New Fire Commissioner Inherits ‘Flames Inside the Agency’

Aug. 12, 2024, 4:50 p.m.Aug. 12, 2024, 4:50 p.m.

Robert S. Tucker told firefighters that “you’re out doing the hard job, I’m here to make it easier and safer.”

Mayor Eric Adams spoke at Cooper Square about the New York City Safe Charging Accelerator.

Deliveristas

Gillibrand, Adams Push To Accelerate E-Bike Battery Safety Measures After Tragedies

July 22, 2024, 7:42 p.m.July 23, 2024, 10:55 a.m.

U.S. Senate bill to create a national lithium-ion battery standard is still stalled despite deaths and destruction caused by unregulated devices. Meanwhile, the mayor is rolling out street charging stations.

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh spoke at the scene of a deadly e-bike repair shop fire on Madison Street in Chinatown.

Public Safety

FDNY Commissioner Hails House age of E-Bike Battery Safety Bill as Safety Breakthrough

May 16, 2024, 5:22 p.m.May 16, 2024, 5:24 p.m.

"If these are federally banned, they could be seized at the ports. They could be seized in the thousands,” says Laura Kavanagh, whose department is battling deadly fires fueled by defective batteries.

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.

Public 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.

The city was housing migrants in a former factory building along the Gowanus Canal.

Shelters

Gowanus Migrant Shelter Allowed to Open With Outdated Fire Inspection

April 18, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 19, 2024, 9:19 a.m.

Officials granted a temporary certificate of occupancy on the basis that the operator would put in a round-the-clock fire watch guard. But the company in charge of security at the site is being investigated elsewhere for billing the city for fire guards who were never there.

e-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.

Queens

Tenants Remain in Limbo Months After Sunnyside Fire

March 18, 2024, 5:01 a.m.March 19, 2024, 9:57 a.m.

Nearly three months after losing their homes, many of them rent-stabilized, residents of the Sunnyside building say they're struggling with personal and financial uncertainty and deeply suspicious of their landlord.

Fazil Khan poses for a portrait in a city park.

e-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.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: ‘The Whole Point of Government’

Feb. 26, 2024, 5:31 p.m.Feb. 26, 2024, 5:31 p.m.

Hosts Christina and Harry talk about e-bike fires, Letitia James’s winning streak, and much more. If you like what you’re hearing, please spread the word, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.

FDNY

Ted Cruz Is Holding Up Bipartisan Action to Make E-Bike Batteries Safe

New Fire Commissioner Inherits ‘Flames Inside the Agency’

Gillibrand, Adams Push To Accelerate E-Bike Battery Safety Measures After Tragedies

FDNY Commissioner Hails House age of E-Bike Battery Safety Bill as Safety Breakthrough

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

Gowanus Migrant Shelter Allowed to Open With Outdated Fire Inspection

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

Tenants Remain in Limbo Months After Sunnyside Fire

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

LISTEN: ‘The Whole Point of Government’

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