clermont-bikeshare-brooklyn-042113Anti-corporate messages have appeared on Citi Bike stations in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and some Brooklyn residents are calling for removal of the stations on the grounds that they are inappropriate in historic neighborhoods, or that residents were not consulted about the locations. Above, flyers on a station on Clermont near Lafayette, near the Brooklyn Flea, point out that advertising is not allowed on landmarked residential blocks. Brooklyn Councilwoman Tish James has scheduled a town hall meeting on the matter Wednesday at 6:30 at the Benjamin Banneker Academy at 71-77 Clinton Avenue. Supporters of the program are urging people to attend to defend it.
Citi Bike Stations Raise Both Praise and Opposition in NYC [Brooklyn Eagle]
Bicycles? Tough Sit! [NY Post]
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  1. The playground is also farther from the Myrtle Avenue shops (at 0.2 miles) than your intersection (0.1 miles). Check it out on Google Maps — I used Zaytoons as an example. Not to quibble with you, but just pointing out that your proposed solution doesn’t have all the merits you’re suggesting.

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