Chair Epstein asks NYPD about sidewalk riding enforcement
Epstein asks what NYPD does about sidewalk riding, and Chief Obey provides enforcement numbers and notes the three E's: enforcement, education, engineering.
Yeah.
So I do go back to PD.
We've heard a lot from people over the years around people riding on the sidewalk.
And what does PD do about that activity?
I think it's been mentioned here that enforcement is just one piece of it, right?
For us in the traffic safety world, we talk about the three E's.
So enforcement, education, and engineering.
Sorry, that's the DOT end, yes.
So as it pertains to sidewalk...
Summons says, I'm just going to give you enforcement numbers, 2026 year to date, 711.
Year end 2025 was 446 for e-bikes.
For e-scooters, 164 year to date versus 32 year end 25.
So you're saying you're giving people tickets for riding on the sidewalk?
Is that what you're saying, enforcement?
That is correct, yes.
But that's the enforcement piece of it.
Right.