NYC Council · Int 0236-2026 · Committee

Posting of signs notifying operators of bicycles, bicycles with electric assist, and electric scooters of the prohibition against operating such devices on sidewalks, park walkways, and boardwalks, and of related fines and penalties.

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Introduced Jan 29, 2026

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the posting of signs notifying operators of bicycles, bicycles with electric assist, and electric scooters of the prohibition against operating such devices on sidewalks, park walkways, and boardwalks, and of...” Read the full text

Transportation and Infrastructure

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation to post signs notifying bicycle, e-bicycle, and e-scooter riders that they are prohibited from riding on sidewalks, park walkways, and boardwalks, and of related fines and penalties.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Transportation and Infrastructure committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Shaun Abreu · chair Christopher Marte Eric Dinowitz Farah N. Louis Julie Won Justin E. Sanchez Phil Wong Pierina Ana Sanchez Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shahana K. Hanif Shekar Krishnan

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