Wednesday Links
In the Future, the City’s Streets Are to Behave [NY Times] School Budgets to Be Cut by 5 Percent Next Year [NY Times] Midtown Cyclists Routinely Break Law, Study Finds [NYT/City Room] Mister Softee Driving McCarren Residents Mad [NY Post] Pooper Scooper Fines Rise in Parks [NY Daily News] Park Slope Record Store Gets the…
In the Future, the City’s Streets Are to Behave [NY Times]
School Budgets to Be Cut by 5 Percent Next Year [NY Times]
Midtown Cyclists Routinely Break Law, Study Finds [NYT/City Room]
Mister Softee Driving McCarren Residents Mad [NY Post]
Pooper Scooper Fines Rise in Parks [NY Daily News]
Park Slope Record Store Gets the Boot [Brooklyn Paper]
360 Furman Conversion Finally Completed [Brooklyn Eagle]
Will Yards Face Eternal Delays? [Brooklyn Eagle]
Photo by Lauren Michaellozano
It’s certainly an approprite pool of violators to fine so that City revenue may be raised, fsrq.
Bike riders are going to face a huge backlash soon…..all juiced up on their self-richeous superiority complex for not driving, they have turned into a bunch of douches…..
The city has gone a long way to addressing their (legitimate) gripes, and have provided lanes, enforcement and storage for the bikers and in return cycling has grown tremendously. However their ranks are filled with idiots who think they somehow own the streets – laws are optional and whatever they do is ok because they are “green”.
And it isnt just drivers their at war with, it includes pedestrians as well.
It is only a matter of time before their recklessness gets the wrong person (high profile) killed (like on the Brooklyn Bridge for example) and the backlash will come.
Just like with dog poop – these idiot bike riders will only start to understand when their behavior is appropriately fined out of existence.
ugh i miss cd shopping. it’s not fun anymore cuz of the internet. i like physical copies of stuff. i guess im old. oh well.
*rob*
My wife is going to be SO upset to hear about the record store on 5th Ave closing. This is close to where I live, and she is in there all the time. My wife is, shall we say, “technology-challenged” and has no use for CD’s or digital downloads. She loves her vinyl records!
“It takes a very angry or ignorant person to be anti-biking.”
Count me in?? The Douche Bike riders Block traffic and want to ride in the middle of the street!!! Sometimes they want to confront a car drives on some B***shit. Just to let you know if you EVER get in my way that will have some bad consequences for you!
“If the city’s infrastructure were more bike-friendly (and it’s definitely moving in the right direction), most of these dangerous scenarios would be avoided.”
How about bike riders obey traffic laws and wearing helmets??!! When I ride my bike I wear helmets and obey traffic laws (I’m a driver) but you get the douche crowd riding like dumbasses!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
“i used to love her but every album after choir girl hotel (including that one pretty much) was terrible.”
WHAT WHAT WHAT?!! No way dude.
To Venus and Back – “josephine” and live version of “Cooling.”
Scarlet’s Walk – tons o’hits.
Beekeeper – tons o’hits.
Those last two are as good as LE, IMO.
i found a great documentary just last week on a stoop about cities that are bike friendly. it was very cool and interesting and i totally agree with it. if anyone wants to borrow it, or have it, they can it’s called City of Congestion? or Congested Cities or something like that.
*rob*
im not anti biking!!! seriously. but the only times ive almost been struck has been people on bikes. cars are very easy to spot. yes i know there are reckless drivers but there are WAY more reckless bikers. i notice it mostly in soho tho and maybe midtown manhattan. bikers in brooklyn seem more tame and ive never had a problem there.
*rob*
ooooh jester doesnt tori’s new album come out this week? i used to love her but every album after choir girl hotel (including that one pretty much) was terrible. maybe i just stopped like that kind of music or something. it was pretty gay for a guy to like her music now that i think about it lol
*rob*