The Re-Painted-Over Bedford Bike Lane

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Over the weekend, we went to check out the DOT’s Bedford Avenue bike-lane-blackout handiwork ourselves. As you will recall, first there was a bike lane that ran through the heavily Hasidic section of South Williamsburg, then DOT painted over it as a result of a back-room political deal made by the mayor with religious leaders, then some bicycle safety activists painted it back, then DOT painted over it again. Yesterday there was a mock funeral procession to mourn its loss. Have we heard the last of the issue?

By Brownstoner |