Throggs Neck neighbors say abandoned e-scooters cluttering the streets

News 12 saw the e-scooters on Swinton and Miles avenues, but it's just one of the many locations that residents said they find scooters laying around.

Syeda Abbas

Nov 1, 2024, 12:04 AM

Updated 32 days ago

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Community members in Throggs Neck say abandoned e-scooters are cluttering the streets.
News 12 saw the e-scooters on Swinton and Miles avenues, but it's just one of the many locations that residents said they find scooters laying around.
"My concern is that I have small kids," said resident Ingrid.
Council member Kristy Marmorato posted on Facebook asking people to report the scooters immediately so the companies can be held accountable.
She says her office is documenting every infraction reported by residents and sending them directly to both the scooter companies and the city's Department of Transportation.
News 12 called e-scooter company Veo and told its support team about the e-scooters on Miles Avenue.
It said it will make a report and send it to its operations in this area.
It said "Veo strives to be a good neighbor, and our staff of in-house fleet technicians work around the clock to swap depleted e-scooter batteries, correct improperly parked vehicles, and rebalance vehicles to move them to areas of high demand."
News 12 reached out to Lime and Bird scooters, even though News 12 did not see their scooters out.
A representative from Lime said they stay in close touch with local elected officials and community leaders and are always on call if they hear certain areas need attention.
News 12 also reached out to the DOT about this situation, this is what it said:
“NYC DOT’s e-scooter program has enjoyed tremendous success the past 3+ years in the East Bronx, including Throgs Neck, providing critical connections to major transportation and commercial hubs for nearly 600,000 residents.”
Here are ways community members can report inappropriately parked scooters: