As NYC landlords crack down on e-bikes, where should tenants store them?

Also, what we know about Mayor Adams' sexual assault case. [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [NYC e-bike owners wonder where to store them as landlords fear battery fires]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Weather: ☀️ We may be starting the day with frigid weather but fear not, a sunny high of 53 degrees is expected. It’s Monday morning in New York City, where many landlords and management companies are [banning e-bikes from being stored in apartment buildings]( regardless of whether they meet international safety standards. Lithium batteries used in some e-bikes, scooters and mopeds are to blame for 243 fires this year that killed 17 people, fueling the stricter rules and leaving NYC tenants wondering what to do with their electric vehicles. Here’s what else is happening: - Mayor Eric Adams is being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993. Here’s [what we know about the case.]( - Ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo is also being [accused of sexual assault]( in a new lawsuit filed last week by his former executive assistant, but his lawyer calls the claim a “cash grab.” - A contagious respiratory illness in dogs is spreading throughout the country, and while New York has so far been spared, experts say it’s likely [just a matter of time]( before cases start popping up here. - A carriage horse broke free from its driver Sunday and [ran into four parked cars]( on the West Side Highway. - Police say they are [searching for a suspect]( after three people, including a 5-year-old child, were found fatally stabbed in a Bronx apartment building early Sunday. - “I’ve done the math over and over, and it doesn’t look really good,” Rep. George Santos said in a conversation on X Spaces after predicting he would be [expelled from Congress.]( - Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters [blocked traffic on the Manhattan Bridge]( yesterday during one of the of the busiest travel days of the year to demand a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Hamas militants in Gaza. - New York’s highest court [ruled last week]( that cyclists have the same legal protections against a police search as car drivers. - Where can you find a good old-fashioned general store these days? New Jersey! Here’s a [look inside a few that are thriving]( despite being woefully outdated. - Could giant Christmas trees and other elaborate holiday decorations [get you back to the office?]( - Battles are still raging in several New Jersey schools over policies that would [disclose transgender students’ identities]( to their parents as leaders of one of the state’s largest “parents’ rights” groups say they’ve got momentum on their side following this month’s school board elections. - Lower Manhattan locals say the city is [failing to use promised funding]( and resources to fix the problems plaguing Sara D. Roosevelt Park, including violent crime and disrepair. - It ain’t easy being an 8th grader in New York City going through a rigorous high school admissions process, and a [new one-man show]( puts the experience on display. - Protesters have caused as much as [$75,000 in graffiti damage]( to the famous New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman building during at least three separate pro-Palestinian protests over the last few weeks. The damage comes as libraries in the city brace for steep budget cuts. - Sports tourism has [risen in popularity]( as more teams are playing in international locations. - Deandre Donahue’s family immediately posted bail for him after he was arrested for getting into a fight at a bar and sent to Rikers Island, but he was held at the jail for [another 41 hours]( a problem many others detained on Rikers have also faced. - The city is moving to ban all vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge to [make more space for pedestrians]( despite complaints from licensed peddlers who claim they’re being unfairly given the boot. - Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation last week that will [establish a new commission]( to tackle the needs of the state’s rapidly growing population of Asian American and Pacific Islander residents. - You’ve tried Hinge and Bumble, but have you ever considered you may [find the love of your life]( on Duolingo or Strava? - Peek inside the [art-filled Brooklyn duplex]( of Miss Piggy’s creator. - Merriam-Webster’s [word of the year]( is “authentic.” “Ultimately, we want a safe program that allows folks to be able to use these bikes safely and to not live in fear that they’re going to result in a fire or explosion." - NYC Councilmember Keith Powers [DISCUSSING WAYS TO IMPROVE E-BIKE SAFETY.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Robotic voice at PATH stations warns fare beaters of ‘violation’]( The Port Authority acknowledged that the new measure at some PATH stations is not without its problems. 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