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DOT Approves E-Cargo Bikes on City Streets A photo of an E-Cargo Bike delivery rider as the pilot program has been approved and will expand across the city. -Photo courtesy of the New York City Department of Transportation. By David Greene Manhattan Voice April 15, 2024 MANHATTAN - The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved E-Cargo bikes on city streets after establishing new safety standards and guidelines. DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that the agency has approved the use of E-Cargo bikes and establishing key safety standards that will make bike deliveries safer and reduce the number of large delivery trucks. Upon the announcement Mayor Eric Adams said, "For too long, large trucks have been the only option, bringing congestion and pollution with them. Low and no-emission cargo bikes are one of the ways that we're changing the paradigm." Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi added, "The pandemic fundamental

Man Stabbed in Back on Midtown Train  The NYPD has made an arrest in the stabbing of a staphanger inside a Lexington Avenue subway car. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  April 12, 2024  MANHATTAN - Cops arrested a Queens man in the stabbing of a straphanger inside a Manhattan subway car.  Police arrested 18-year-old Angelo Rivera of Queens. He was charged with attempted murder and assault.  At around 4:45 am on April 7, a 34-year-old man was riding on a northbound E train. As the train approached 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, three unknown men approached the victim and began arguing with him. Cops said the dispute escalated and turned physical, with the man trying to fend off his attackers.  Cops said one of the attackers pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed the victim in the back.  Once the train stopped at the station, the attackers fled.  The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he is listed in stable c

Steal $35K Gold Chain The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection with a robbery in which the victim was whipped with a belt for his $35,000 gold chain. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  April 11, 2024  MANHATTAN - Two muggers whipped a restaurant goer with a belt during a robbery in which they stole the victim’s $35,000 gold chain, cops said.   At around 4:30 am on March 16, a 33-year-old male was exiting a restaurant on East 11th Street in NoHo. Cops said two men ran up behind him and one of the suspects began whipping him with a belt. Then the attackers began repeatedly punching and kicking the victim.  The attackers then ripped the victim’s chain off his neck and fled south on Lafayette Street.  EMS rushed the victim to Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital where he was listed in stable condition.   Cops said the victim’s chain was valued at $35,000.   The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspected attackers.  The first

Man Throws Can of Beans While Shouting Ethnic Slurs  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a hate crime involving canned vegetables. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein   Manhattan Voice  April 11, 2024  MANHATTAN - A man throwing a can of beans is being investigated as a hate crime during an attempted assault in the subway, cops said.  The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an unusual attempted assault on the Upper East Side.  At around 6 pm on April 4, a 22-year-old woman was entering at the subway station for the F and Q trains at Lexington and 63rd Street. Cops said a man came up from behind and threw a can of baked beans at her.  The can missed but the attacker made “anti-ethnic remarks” before hopping onto a subway train as it departed the station.  The victim was not injured.  The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and thin build. He has short cropped hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing

Robbers Beat Man Trying to Enter Station  The NYPD is searching for these men who beat and robbed a teen who refused to pay them to enter the subway. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice April 10, 2024 MANHATTAN - A teenager was beaten and robbed when he refused to pay a toll to two men to enter a subway station in Greenwich Village. At around 11 am on April 6, a 17-year-old male was trying to enter the turnstiles to reach the subway platform in the Greenwich Village subway station. Cops said two men were near the entrance and demanded money to enter the station. When the teen refused the men pounced. The men began punching the teen in the head and began removing his property. Cops said the muggers took the teen’s skateboard and necklace before running away. The victim was taken to Lenox Health Greenwich Village Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects hanging around the entrance. The first