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Staten Island, NY (77WABC-New York City officials have a message for operators of illegal dirt bikes and ATV’s, “we gonna crush it.” NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio and the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner Robert Martinez held a press conference on Staten Island Thursday afternoon at the Fresh Kills Plant on Muldoon Avenue on Staten Island where the illegal bikes and ATV’s are crushed after being seized:
We have a message for anyone driving an illegal dirt bike in New York City:
We’re gonna crush it. pic.twitter.com/kkdRY557J8
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) September 17, 2021
De Blasio said, “these dirt bikes are dangerous.” Eight people have died in dirt bike or off road vehicle accidents this year, more than 350-people have been injured.
Deputy Commissioner Martine said part of the reason for the popularity of the illegal bikes and ATV’s is wanting to show off and outdue other riders, “everybody wants to outdue the next person with the ability to do a wheelie for a mile or do a trick.”
Violators face a $500 fine and seizure of the bike.
The NYPD has seized 2,500 more illegal dirt bikes and ATV’s this year than last.
