Bike Parking Woes Continue
We know you’ve been hanging on the edge of your seat wondering what happened with our bicycle rack saga on Front Street in Dumbo. As you may recall, for several weeks, our preferred spot to lock up our bike near our office had been taken by what appeared to be an abandoned bike; a few…
We know you’ve been hanging on the edge of your seat wondering what happened with our bicycle rack saga on Front Street in Dumbo. As you may recall, for several weeks, our preferred spot to lock up our bike near our office had been taken by what appeared to be an abandoned bike; a few days after our post, the bike mysteriously disappeared. Smooth sailing? Not exactly. When we rolled up yesterday, Starbucks’ garbage had taken over, making bicycle parking if not impossible then certainly rather unappetizing.
grody to the max dipster, who wants trash in their alley!/ gack. (i guess i only feel this way cuz my bedroom on ground level faces an alley). btw, i LOVE alleyways!
*rob*
i was just busting on him dwarbi.. perhaps i should insist on designated parking lot for my mini barbie motorized cruiser? (uh i dont really have one of those ;))
*rob*
Was there a disruption in trash pickup due to the holiday weekend? The Starbucks near my office also had an inordinate amount of trash in front of it yesterday.
Too bad NYC doesn’t have alleys like Chicago for trash pick up.
*rob* said, “i think a lot of times bikers (i refuse to say cyclists) just refuse to wanna share public space, be it pedestrians, cars, buses, spaceships, strollers, etc. it’s always ME ME ME ME ME ME!”
yeah, this is true often enough. But the dude just wants to park his bike. Nothing wrong with that.
I am curious, Mr. B, DID you at least go in and ask them about the placement of the garbage? Seems like a reasonable thing to do. The next best thing to do would be to toss the trash bags through the doorway and into the Starbucks.
When I first read the tagline, I thought I was reading The Onion.
This can’t be for real.
What ENY said.
Upstaged by Snark yet again. Good thing I’m used to it.
> If Mr. Brownstoner had ventured inside of the Starbucks…
Sounds like he was too busy hanging out at the whine bar.
“Biff, are you in advertising? You write good copy.”
No, I’m a frayed knot. But I do write good copy, and, according to a Filipino friend of mine, I brew good coppee.
Based on the reflection in Starbuck’s window, there’s a nice tree across the street that looks just the right diameter to chain a bike to.
Seriously, when did bikes start needing dedicated parking racks? The city is full of street signs, parking meters, fences, and many other things you can chain a bike to.