Epstein details ineffective criminal enforcement and summons dismissals
Epstein says enforcement falls to DCWP, NYPD, and Parks but mostly relies on criminal summonses. He reports that of 1,200 criminal pedicab summonses from 2025, only 9% resulted in punishment, with many dismissed or never prosecuted.
Enforcement of pedicab regulations fall to DCWP, NYPD, and Parks, but the vast majority of enforcement is through criminal summons by NYPD.
There are major concerns on how effective criminal enforcement is.
The analysis of 1,200 criminal pedicab summons from 2025 found that 35%
5% of the tickets were deemed legally insufficient.
25% were dismissed in the interest of justice.
20% were not pursued for other reasons.
9% were never prosecuted, and just 9% resulted in some kind of criminal or civil punishment.
This status quo is not working for anyone.