pedicabs
2 more detainees die in NYC custody after Rikers Island inmate found dead: sources
September 2, 2025 | 7:34pmMusa Cetin, 29 – a pedicab driver in custody for operating without a license, according to online court records – was discovered unconscious and unresponsive inside a cell at the...
Billy Joel shocks NYC pedicab driver, passengers playing his iconic song
July 23, 2025 | 4:58amHe's got a way about him!
Migrant scammers are 'hijacking’ NYC pedicab industry, licensed drivers say
July 13, 2025 | 2:19pm"This became the new gold rush, and [the rogue drivers] take people for as much as possible. If we have no enforcement, they keep coming,'' a drivers rep said.
Pedicabs blasting music upset Broadway performances, cause chaos for Midtown drivers — as NYC pushes for theater ban
June 2, 2025 | 5:59pmBroadway is increasingly being taken for a ride.
Seizures of illegal NYC pedicabs soar after Post exposé on Wild West industry
December 7, 2024 | 9:20amPedicab seizures in Manhattan have soared nearly 600% this year, with the NYPD cracking down on scofflaw hacks following The Post’s front-page exposé.
NYC pedicab guide pedals anti-Israel message in Central Park — but doesn't want to 'offend anybody'
November 9, 2024 | 9:03am“Israel’s Genocide / 31K Killed (murdered) / 13K Babies Murdered — Starved / funded by U.S.A (You),” reads the handwritten sign posted on the back of Mactor Sarr’s pedicab.
NYPD cracks down on out-of-control, unlawful pedicabs preying on New Yorkers after Post report
August 31, 2024 | 11:14amThe Midtown North Precinct seized 52 pedicabs, wrote 56 summonses and made five arrests during Wednesday's operation in Times Square, Bryant Park and Central Park, according to the NYPD.
NYC pedicab passenger claims menacing driver pictured in The Post sexually harassed her while he was 'beyond drunk'
August 24, 2024 | 12:45pmA pedicab driver whose photo was featured in a Post report on Big Apple hacks’ increasingly rogue behavior had sexually harassed a hairdresser.
Out-of-control NYC pedicab drivers terrorize tourists, locals -- and even sexually assault their own customers
August 18, 2024 | 6:01amOut-of-control pedicab drivers are terrorizing tourists and locals across Manhattan, harassing passersby while hawking rides and sexually assaulting their own customers.
Pedicab drivers get into Manhattan scuffle, suspect being sought
August 12, 2022 | 11:21pmTwo pedicab drivers got into a fight in Manhattan last month and one of them is being sought by police for assault. A 24-year-old pedicab driver got into a verbal...
Tourist critically hurt after falling out of NYC pedicab trying to snap photo
September 6, 2021 | 12:13pmA tourist from California was seriously injured early Monday when she stood up in the back of a pedicab to snap a photo near Times Square -- and tumbled out,...
Driver in fatal NYC pedicab hit-and-run released without bail
August 2, 2021 | 1:34pmA Connecticut motorist accused of hitting and killing a pedicab driver in Manhattan was released without bail Sunday -- despite prosecutors' request that he be held on bond.
Pedicab driver killed in hit-and-run in NYC
July 31, 2021 | 10:55pmPedicab driver Ibrokhim Azizov was killed in Midtown Manhattan after the driver of a car rammed into his vehicle, ran him over and fled the scene.
It's not easy being a NYC pedicab driver during the pandemic
August 30, 2020 | 12:50pmTourists are hard to come by in Manhattan these days, but a handful of pedicab drivers are still out there looking for customers.
Parks officer dragged by pedicab in Central Park
May 9, 2018 | 5:01pmA Parks Department officer was dragged by a pedicab for at least 50 feet Wednesday afternoon in Central Park, sending the cop to the hospital, authorities said. The female Parks...
Pedicab driver says passenger slashed his throat
June 19, 2016 | 3:09pmA pedicab passenger slashed his cabbie in the throat Saturday after being told the cost of his ride, police and the driver said. The driver, Adrees Muhammad said that he...
City officials are trying to shut down pedicabs: lawsuit
March 15, 2016 | 6:46pmPedicab drivers have been subjected to unconstitutional stops, searches, seizures and bogus fines by the NYPD, a new lawsuit charges, accusing Mayor de Blasio, NYPD Commissioner Bratton and the city...
Transit union backs pedicabbies in Central Park battle with city
January 29, 2016 | 10:35pmThe city’s embattled pedicab drivers picked up a powerful ally Friday in their fight against Mayor de Blasio’s plan to boot them from the lower — and most lucrative —...
If Bill de Blasio's talking, he's probably lying
January 20, 2016 | 2:41amDon’t blame the horses for the funky smell of the carriage deal. The stench comes from City Hall. Mayor Bill de Blasio is consistent. He’ll never tell the truth when...
De Blasio’s Central Park pedicab ban will kill the industry: critics
January 19, 2016 | 1:53amMayor de Blasio’s plan to ban pedicabs from Central Park below 85th Street will put the final nail in the coffin of an industry loathed by most New Yorkers, advocates...