A short pedicab ride can end in a triple-digit bill for unwary visitors coming through Times Square and the Theater District. It’s a problem that’s been building for years, fueled by confusing pricing, uneven enforcement and a growing number of operators working outside the rules.
Half a dozen pedicabs lined up on 9th Avenue earlier this year. Photo: Catie Savage
A new roadmap released this week by the Midtown Community Justice Center puts it plainly: the system, as it stands, “works for no one.”
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As a Hell’s Kitchen resident since 2005, I have lived in both the W30s and W50s. After a 15 year career in the luxury fashion industry, I made a pivot to community advocacy in 2020. In addition to my role as Deputy Editor at W42ST, I am founder of the local non-profit cleanup group Litter Legion, co-chair of HK49-54 Block Alliance and a member of Manhattan Community Board 4. I’m deeply committed to improving my neighborhood and serving the people who call it home.