Hi, this is New York Pedicabs, Inc., better known as our d/b/a: Manhattan Rickshaw Company.

Ever since 1995. We started the high performance pedicab movement in Manhattan, using pedicabs from Colorado USA – manufactured by Main Street Pedicabs. We’re NYC’s longest continuously (longest-ish we should say — see below) operating pedicab company. We co-founded and co-mentored this industry and have been here ever since, keeping it real, or trying to. Thanks for stopping by.

PAUSED OPERATIONS: for your information, just prior to November of 2022 – one of the most popular insurance underwriters to the U.S. pedicab industry announced it was no longer writing policies for street hail or “for hire” pedicab operations, causing operators across the country to scramble and find other options. Manhattan Rickshaw Company paused its street hail operations at that time until it finds suitable coverage at a reasonable price. We won’t operate for-hire service without this coverage. That said, there are special events and not-for-hire activities that may fall within the scope of what we are able to do in the interim. Please reach out to us via our contact form to inquire where we stand at the moment.

Generally, we are an industry leader in this, as our collection of prior work will demonstrate, bespoke human-powered pedicab event production and media activation. See what we mean by our commitment to this sustainable form of transportation and special event production. Consider mobile branding, which we prefer to call “performance media,” for your next outdoor media activation or event.

Yes: we still do our own pedaling. If you have special needs or clients who prefer 100% human-powered pedaling, we are stubbornly old fashioned in this regard. But we make up for it with lightweight materials and components. Motorized pedicabs, with their heavy batteries, are frequently so heavy as to outweigh the motorized advantage. And you’ll find that many motorized pedicab operators ignore basic maintenance because the motor does the work.

We are updating this site. This is a work in progress.

HOW TO CONTACT US:

While we continue to revise the website and update all of our legacy pages, feel free to email us at info[at]manhattanrickshaw[dot]com or click EMAIL US at
https://www.manhattanrickshaw.com/contact/

Our logo above, based on a commissioned woodblock print design, was created by New Hampshire artist Matt Brown,
who specializes in Japanese woodblock hand-made prints. You can find out
more about Matt Brown here: https://ooloopress.com/index6/