Friday’s Headlines: ‘Intermittent’ Closures on the Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Edition
The Brooklyn Bridge bike lane will experience "intermittent" closures from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday. Plus other news.
By
David Meyer
12:03 AM EDT on April 21, 2023
PSA: The Brooklyn Bridge’s two-way protected bike lane will experience “intermittent” closures from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday to accommodate maintenance work on the 140-year-old span, according to DOT.
A flashing sign informing riders of the closure was posted at the Brooklyn entrance to the bridge on Thursday, and the agency also posted about the closure on Twitter:
Cyclists hoping to cross the East River may want to opt for the Manhattan Bridge rather than risk running into a closed-down bridge. Of course, they could always brave the pedestrian promenade — though it’s probably a bad idea on a spring Friday when the area will be packed with tourists.
In other news:
- NYPD chased a driver through an outdoor dining shed and still couldn’t catch him. (NY1)
- Americans who actually need pick-up trucks are starting to think small. (The Economist)
- The Manhattan parking garage that collapsed on Wednesday had a laundry list of documented structural issues. (NY Post)
- Sam Schwartz weighs in on placard abuse and “ghost tags” — with a special shoutout to Streetsblog. (Vital City)
- But New York City is years away from being able to inspect its more than 1,200 parking garages. (Gothamist)
- MTA officials are making moves to seize nine properties for the next phase of the Second Avenue subway. (THE CITY)
- Finally, our Editor-in-Chief Gersh Kuntzman took his war on NYPD’s “disdain for basic civility” to Vital City. Check it out.
David was Streetsblog's do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as an editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.
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