e-bikes Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

06.13.2026 Featured Story

Committee encourages Islanders to get on a bike: Benefits and safety key to Town Hall presentation

When Shelter Island resident Bill Mastro was nearly run off Bridge Street by a passing car while riding his bicycle, he was relieved to learn soon afterward that Suffolk...

04.13.2026 Featured Story

E-bike battery warning exposes disposal risks: Dangers of fire and toxicity

A federal warning about fire-prone e-bikes has exposed a local headache on the North Fork and Shelter Island: Getting rid of the batteries safely and legally isn’t so simple....

01.08.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Police Chief: E-bike riders must be aware of danger: Island’s seen one fatality and increased accidents

In a recent issue of the Reporter, columnist Karl Grossman discussed Suffolk County roads that have given rise to an increase in serious traffic accidents. Shelter Island Police Chief...

08.31.2023 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 31, 2023

All e-bikes are not alike To the Editor: Karl Grossman last week sounded a concern about e-bikes, a concern that is quite valid, but one that doesn’t recognize important...

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Committee encourages Islanders to get on a bike: Benefits and safety key to Town Hall presentation

E-bike battery warning exposes disposal risks: Dangers of fire and toxicity

Shelter Island Police Chief: E-bike riders must be aware of danger: Island’s seen one fatality and increased accidents

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 31, 2023