When the New York City Council passed a package of bills last month designed to halt the wave of deadly fires caused by faulty lithium-ion batteries — which power e-bikes and scooters and other mobile devices— co-op and condo boards had reason to rejoice. But council member Gale Brewer, a sponsor of one of the five bills in the package, insisted at the time that local laws were not enough.    Read the article………………………..