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Why Are E-Bikes Legal For Citi Bike Users And Not Immigrant Delivery Workers?

Published Aug 22, 2018

Modified Aug 23, 2018

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Chen Qixiong, 56, delivering food on his throttle-controlled e-bike in Midtown this past winter. "For us delivery guys, we don’t make that much money," Chen told Gothamist. "To fine us $500, that’s a whole week’s worth of money gone.” — Scott Heins / Gothamist

Christopher Robbins

Published Aug 22, 2018

Modified Aug 23, 2018

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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