US: NYPD removes thousands of illegal mopeds, scooters from New York streets.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST: NEW YORK CITY, US (MAY 13, 2026) (NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF DESTRUCTION OF CONFISCATED MOTORCYCLES WITH CONSTRUCTION MACHINERYNEW YORK CITY, US — MAY 13, 2026 — RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— The New York City Police Department has seized more than 5,700 illegal mopeds and scooters from the streets of New York City since the beginning of the year, officials said on Wednesday, May 13. The operation is part of an ongoing crackdown targeting unregistered and unlawfully operated vehicles across the city. "The NYPD is crushing it when it comes to taking illegal mopeds and scooters off our streets," the department wrote in a post on the US social media company X.