Pedicab seizures in Manhattan have soared nearly 600% this year, with the NYPD cracking down on scofflaw hacks following The Post’s front-page exposé.
Cops confiscated 568 pedicabs for a host of infractions through Nov. 25, compared to 84 seized during the same period last year.Illegal-pedicab seizures in Manhattan have soared nearly 600% so far this year, with many confiscated during an NYPD crackdown that followed
And over 200 seizures came in the wake of The Post’s Aug. 18 report on the brazen behavior plaguing the industry, including drivers sexually assaulting customers andMore than a third of the seizures followed The Post’s front page exposé on the pedicabbers’ lawless behavior.“We’ve been begging for for years now. We’ve had an issue with a lot of drivers coming in, doing illegal stuff,” said Kenneth Winter, a 21-year pedicab driver and tour guide in Central Park.
NYPD finds backpack in Central Park possibly belonging to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer“We are cleaning up these streets not only for our visitors from around the world, but for our community!” NYPD DeputyThe sky-high seizure rate has been coupled with an 83% hike in criminal summonses issued to hell-on-wheels hacks so far this year, up to 3,467 from 1,892 during the same period last year.
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