Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · Oct 7, 2026
Wednesdayat least 2 h 28 min5 officials identified13 public speakers7 agenda itemsRoll call: 9 present, 2 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit
The committee held a hearing on pedicab bills: Intro 64, 77, 673, 992, 993, 1026 and 1063.
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- 3:34This bill would prohibit pedicab drivers from parking, stopping, or standing a pedicab, or picking up or dropping off passengers, within 50 feet of any entrance or exit of a theatre located in the Theatre District Zone.
- 3:34A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the visibility and placement of the ride timer in pedicabs
- 3:34This bill would require the Commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection to set fixed per minute rates for pedicab rides. Such rates would be indexed to inflation in a manner determined by the Commissioner.
- 3:34This bill would require pedicabs to have (i) meters, instead of timers, to calculate the price of pedicab rides, and (ii) registration plates that display a scannable code that displays the pedicab registration number an
- 3:34This bill would transfer the licensing, oversight, and regulation of pedicabs from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The bill would require TLC to promulg
- 3:34This bill would require the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) to allow pedicabs to use taxi relief stands and taxi and for-hire vehicle relief stands. In addition, the bill would require DOT to create fifteen relief s
- 3:34This bill would allow pedicabs to be equipped with an electric motor of less than 750 watts that provides assistance when a pedicab driver is pedaling, and which stops providing assistance when the pedicab reaches a spee
What happened
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- The committee held a hearing on pedicab bills: Intro 64, 77, 673, 992, 993, 1026 and 1063.0:47
- A Taxi and Limousine Commission deputy commissioner testified on Intro 1026 and Intro 993, which would transfer pedicab regulation from DCWP to TLC.14:37
- Harvey Epstein announced that the hearing was adjourned.
Who spoke
5 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Harvey D. EpsteinChair · District 2 · 24 minFirst speaks at 0:47
- Gale A. BrewerDistrict 6 · 9.3 minFirst speaks at 4:31
- Lynn C. SchulmanDistrict 29 · 2.7 minFirst speaks at 59:19
- Carl WilsonDistrict 3 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 38:31
- Kamillah HanksDistrict 49 · 1.6 minFirst speaks at 49:10
Roll call: 9 present, 0 excused, 2 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 13 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection, Oct 7, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/consumer-and-worker-protection/meetings/2026-10-07. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Oct 7, 2026.