By Michael V. Cusenza
City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) on Friday called on the Adams Administration and City Department of Transportation to end the e-scooter program in District 24.
“Since the launch of the mayor’s e-scooter program in Northeast Queens, my office has gotten a lot of feedback from community members, who are overwhelmingly unhappy about what it has done to our quality of life,” Gennaro wrote in a statement. “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – e-scooters have no place in our community. Not only do they pose a major hazard to both its operators and pedestrians, but they are also often left haphazardly on sidewalks and streets, creating dangerous obstacles on our sidewalks. It is clear from all this feedback that the Department of Transportation (DOT) and their stakeholders are failing in their promise to hold customers accountable when they finish their rides and ditch the scooters in the middle of the sidewalk, or on private property. While I cannot force DOT to end this program or modify its rules, we have been sharing all the feedback we’ve gotten directly with them. The community does not want these scooters here. I do not want these scooters here. And I call on this administration and DOT to terminate this program in District 24 immediately.”
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District 24 includes Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Electchester, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Briarwood, Parkway Village, Jamaica Hills, and Jamaica.
