Could it be? The incessant drone of those dastardly motorized mini-motorcycles that terrorized our communities over the summer has disappeared or at least dissipated?
Looks like it. We haven’t seen or heard a scooter in quite a while.
According to Deputy Inspector Joseph Hoch, commander of the 52nd Precinct, his officers confiscated over 100 of the scooters this summer. Hoch also credits other Bronx commanders for making the scourge a top priority.
We commend Hoch and his officers for their success. And now we hope that to help prevent the noise of summer from returning next year, that the City Council act soon on legislation to ban motorized scooter sales within city limits.
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