Amazon E-Bikes Gain Ground in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Amazon e-bikes are taking root in Manhattan and Brooklyn as small delivery companies use them to navigate New York City traffic.

Amazon-linked electric bikes are becoming part of last-mile delivery in Manhattan and Brooklyn, where small companies handling the final leg of deliveries are using them to get around New York City traffic, according to a New York Times report.

The shift highlights a practical challenge for urban package delivery: in dense parts of New York, traffic can slow the final stretch between a package hub and a customer’s door. The e-bikes give delivery operators another way to move through Manhattan and Brooklyn streets without relying solely on vehicles caught in congestion.

Amazon also plans to try the bikes elsewhere, the report said, suggesting the company is looking beyond a New York-only test. The report did not specify which markets could be next, how many bikes are now in use, or which small delivery companies are operating them.

For now, the clearest takeaway is that e-bikes have moved from a niche urban delivery tool into Amazon’s New York delivery network. The next measure of the effort will be whether the model expands beyond Manhattan and Brooklyn, and whether it can work in cities with different street layouts, traffic patterns and delivery needs.