The City Council is set to approve legislation Thursday that will finally legalize electric bikes and scooters in New York City.The three bills will legalize bicycles with electric motors that can travel up to 25 mph and scooters that can travel up to 20 mph across the Big Apple — and would require the Department of Transportation to set up a Citi Bike-style e-scooter share pilot program outside of Manhattan.“With the legalization of e-bikes that travel only up to 25 mph, and restrictions on impoundment to those e-bikes that don’t meet this standard, our delivery workers, who provided an...…The City Council is set to approve legislation Thursday that will finally legalize electric bikes and scooters in New York City.The three bills will legalize bicycles with electric motors that can travel up to 25 mph and scooters that can travel up to 20 mph across the Big Apple — and would require the Department of Transportation to set up a Citi Bike-style e-scooter share pilot program outside of Manhattan.“With the legalization of e-bikes that travel only up to 25 mph, and restrictions on impoundment to those e-bikes that don’t meet this standard, our delivery workers, who provided an...WW…

She’s getting back on track.President Trump has tapped MTA transit chief Sarah Feinberg to rejoin the board of Amtrak.Feinberg, 42, has served as the interim president of MTA New York City Transit .She was previously an MTA board appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.Before coming to New York, Feinberg worked in Washington, including stints in the Obama White House and at Facebook. She led the Federal Railroad Administration from 2015 to 2017 while also serving on Amtrak’s board.The White House press release announcing the appointment Monday identified the transit bigwig as “Sarah Feinberg, of...…She’s getting back on track.President Trump has tapped MTA transit chief Sarah Feinberg to rejoin the board of Amtrak.Feinberg, 42, has served as the interim president of MTA New York City Transit .She was previously an MTA board appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.Before coming to New York, Feinberg worked in Washington, including stints in the Obama White House and at Facebook. She led the Federal Railroad Administration from 2015 to 2017 while also serving on Amtrak’s board.The White House press release announcing the appointment Monday identified the transit bigwig as “Sarah Feinberg, of...WW…

Sign up for our to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.A new study argues that were a “major disseminator” of the coronavirus in the Big Apple., by MIT economics professor and physician Jeffrey Harris, points to a parallel between high ridership “and the rapid, exponential surge in infections” in the first two weeks of March — when the subways were still packed with up to 5 million riders per day — as well as between turnstile entries and virus hotspots.“New York City’s multitentacled subway system was a major disseminator — if not the principal transmission vehicle — of...…Sign up for our to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.A new study argues that were a “major disseminator” of the coronavirus in the Big Apple., by MIT economics professor and physician Jeffrey Harris, points to a parallel between high ridership “and the rapid, exponential surge in infections” in the first two weeks of March — when the subways were still packed with up to 5 million riders per day — as well as between turnstile entries and virus hotspots.“New York City’s multitentacled subway system was a major disseminator — if not the principal transmission vehicle — of...WW…

·August 10, 2020, 10:11 AM UTCThis is the web version of CEO Daily. To get it delivered to your inbox, .Good morning.The Fortune Global 500 list is out this morning, and you can find it . Walmart once again tops the list, followed by three Chinese companies—Sinopec, and . The big story is this: for the first time, there are more Fortune Global 500 companies based in Mainland China and Hong Kong than in the U.S.–124 vs. 121. Add in Taiwan’s companies, and the Greater China total jumps to 133.It’s hard to overstate the significance of the change in the global economy...…·August 10, 2020, 10:11 AM UTCThis is the web version of CEO Daily. To get it delivered to your inbox, .Good morning.The Fortune Global 500 list is out this morning, and you can find it . Walmart once again tops the list, followed by three Chinese companies—Sinopec, and . The big story is this: for the first time, there are more Fortune Global 500 companies based in Mainland China and Hong Kong than in the U.S.–124 vs. 121. Add in Taiwan’s companies, and the Greater China total jumps to 133.It’s hard to overstate the significance of the change in the global economy...WW…

The “Occupy City Hall” protesters turned the city into a literal toilet, using subway grates as makeshift latrines during their month-long encampment in Lower Manhattan, an MTA supervisor revealed Wednesday as workers .“All the people who were here were going to the bathroom in the vents,” the transit boss said.“They were s–tting and pissing in the vents. They were using this as a facility, as a bathroom. It’s unbelievable what’s in there.”The supervisor was overseeing several workers with the unenviable task of using poles to poke disgusting brown sludge from between the bars of the metal...…The “Occupy City Hall” protesters turned the city into a literal toilet, using subway grates as makeshift latrines during their month-long encampment in Lower Manhattan, an MTA supervisor revealed Wednesday as workers .“All the people who were here were going to the bathroom in the vents,” the transit boss said.“They were s–tting and pissing in the vents. They were using this as a facility, as a bathroom. It’s unbelievable what’s in there.”The supervisor was overseeing several workers with the unenviable task of using poles to poke disgusting brown sludge from between the bars of the metal...WW…

The NYPD has nixed two key enforcement units and reassigned their officers to work on gun violence prevention, The Post has learned.Police brass officially pulled the plug on the Traffic Congestion Mitigation unit at 1 a.m. Friday with the transfer of the unit’s 114 members, documents show.The unit, which conducted a majority of NYPD’s enforcement on moving vehicles before its dissolution, was disbanded because it was “redundant,” an NYPD spokesperson said. Traffic enforcement agents who write parking tickets were not impacted.Police brass also nixed NYPD’s roughly 85-person homeless...…The NYPD has nixed two key enforcement units and reassigned their officers to work on gun violence prevention, The Post has learned.Police brass officially pulled the plug on the Traffic Congestion Mitigation unit at 1 a.m. Friday with the transfer of the unit’s 114 members, documents show.The unit, which conducted a majority of NYPD’s enforcement on moving vehicles before its dissolution, was disbanded because it was “redundant,” an NYPD spokesperson said. Traffic enforcement agents who write parking tickets were not impacted.Police brass also nixed NYPD’s roughly 85-person homeless...WW…

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Eduardo Rojas already had one of — delivering groceries for Whole Foods in Manhattan — but the coronavirus has given his work a higher calling.“The people in hospitals are risking their lives. In the same way, I feel like we are a big part of this as well. Many people, they truly need to receive their food or groceries at home because they cannot expose themselves outside,” Rojas, 25, told The Post.“It’s a great honor to help them. God always taught us it’s better to serve than be served.”Five or six days a week, Rojas takes the early...…Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Eduardo Rojas already had one of — delivering groceries for Whole Foods in Manhattan — but the coronavirus has given his work a higher calling.“The people in hospitals are risking their lives. In the same way, I feel like we are a big part of this as well. Many people, they truly need to receive their food or groceries at home because they cannot expose themselves outside,” Rojas, 25, told The Post.“It’s a great honor to help them. God always taught us it’s better to serve than be served.”Five or six days a week, Rojas takes the early...WW…

New York City plans to reserve hundreds of spots across the city for car-sharing vehicles like Zipcar, officials said Thursday — expanding on its 285-spot .The Department of Transportation declared the test-run a “success” — noting that the 285 spots saw more than 150,000 total trips over those three years, rounding out to an average of 24 trips per month per space. Each vehicle was shared by 17 people per month.“This Administration predicted that New Yorkers would come to embrace the cleaner and greener alternative that more convenient carshare offers,” DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said in...…New York City plans to reserve hundreds of spots across the city for car-sharing vehicles like Zipcar, officials said Thursday — expanding on its 285-spot .The Department of Transportation declared the test-run a “success” — noting that the 285 spots saw more than 150,000 total trips over those three years, rounding out to an average of 24 trips per month per space. Each vehicle was shared by 17 people per month.“This Administration predicted that New Yorkers would come to embrace the cleaner and greener alternative that more convenient carshare offers,” DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said in...WW…

The MTA has nothing to show for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s , according to a damning new audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.In fact, the MTA’s estimated over the audit period — from $150 million in 2017 to over $300 million three years later, according to the report published Monday.Transit officials “did not provide assurance” that the joint MTA-NYPD task force launched by Cuomo in 2019 had any impact, auditors said.“By the MTA’s own account fare evasion is an increasingly serious and costly problem that predates the pandemic, but its attempts to deal with it aren’t working,”...…The MTA has nothing to show for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s , according to a damning new audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.In fact, the MTA’s estimated over the audit period — from $150 million in 2017 to over $300 million three years later, according to the report published Monday.Transit officials “did not provide assurance” that the joint MTA-NYPD task force launched by Cuomo in 2019 had any impact, auditors said.“By the MTA’s own account fare evasion is an increasingly serious and costly problem that predates the pandemic, but its attempts to deal with it aren’t working,”...WW…

Democratic mayoral candidate Ray McGuire wants to expand the number of New York City charter schools, he told The Post on Sunday.“We need to give our children the best education possible. I want to give parents a choice,” the ex-Citigroup executive said while accepting of Rep. Greg Meeks, the Queens Democratic leader.“No child’s future should be determined by  their zip code. I want the best quality education in district schools, magnet schools, parochials, charter schools,” he said.“I want the best education for kids in any form — by whatever means necessary.”McGuire’s support...…Democratic mayoral candidate Ray McGuire wants to expand the number of New York City charter schools, he told The Post on Sunday.“We need to give our children the best education possible. I want to give parents a choice,” the ex-Citigroup executive said while accepting of Rep. Greg Meeks, the Queens Democratic leader.“No child’s future should be determined by  their zip code. I want the best quality education in district schools, magnet schools, parochials, charter schools,” he said.“I want the best education for kids in any form — by whatever means necessary.”McGuire’s support...WW…