Bike South Brooklyn

Riding a bike is an inherently safe activity. What makes it dangerous is poor infrastructure and reckless drivers.

Pro tip:To avoid having your car plowed in park on the left side of the street, donate it to a charity and schedule a pick-up before it starts to snow.

It's been three weeks since the storm. Shovel out these cars, tow them, and turn the space into bike parking, public seating, on-street garbage containerization, bioswales... anything other than car storage would serve more people than this.

The social ideology of the motorcar - Uneven Earth by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and natur...

It's been awhile since I shared one of my favorite essays on Independence, luxury, and the built world as ideology unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-...

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Cars covered with snow parked on city street.

Something to keep in mind the next time the city tries to repurpose parking and drivers complain that every last car is necessary at all times. The storm was two weeks ago.

This is legitimately one of the scariest sections of city to ride. I’ve had vans try to run me down while swerving around double parked cars.

-Vous êtes gentil avec vos vélos, mais comment on fait après une grosse chute de neige?

-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
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Eight Days After the Storm, Citi Bike Still Sucks Why are riders paying for a bike fleet that’s largely encrusted in ice?

Lyft raised @citibikenyc.bsky.social prices.

It is choosing to hoard that cash instead of digging out stations, like it is contractually obligated to do.

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“Under Lyft's contract with the city, Lyft, not the Department of Transportation, is responsible for clearing snow from its infrastructure. A city official…said they were stunned that Lyft was doing such a bad job on clearing snow“

when do the fines for Lyft begin @mayor.nyc.gov? the stations should have been cleared by now.

The city would be doing people a huge financial favor by charging for parking and encouraging them to get rid of their cars. If people can leave them sitting in a row like this covered in show for over a week, they don’t need them and are wasting their money and should get rid of them.

It is our civic duty to eat more birria tacos, conchas, mapo tofu & bao! The community is counting on us!

If you need an excuse to ride your bike, here’s one

Make New Utrecht Utrecht Again

More than anything, drivers want to be able to blame the people they run over with their cars.

More Cities Are Taking Responsibility for Clearing Sidewalks of Snow — Streetsblog USA Rochester, Burlington, Minneapolis, Duluth and Syracuse have either started clearing sidewalks or are moving in that direction.

Reminder that some US cities have teams clearing sidewalks -- not just roads -- when a major snowstorm strikes. Yours could, too.

A person rides a bicycle through the intersection of Colonial Road & 73rd St., Brooklyn, N.Y., January 25, 2026.

Why do we give so much space to cars? Nobody even uses them when it snows!

ZORHAN IS ONLY PLOWING THE BIKE LANES!!!!

A moron in a white 4-door Kia, trying to drive down the 20th St. bike lane next to Green-Wood Cemetery

Planners at @nyc-dot.bsky.social say they can’t do anything to restrict vehicle access in protected bike lanes so they can plow when it snows.

Then it snows and the bike lane doesn’t get plowed.

And people try to drive in it anyway

Did he explain why he’s dragging his feet on the Verrazzano Bridge’s bike and pedestrian path?

The same question applies to people riding their bikes between Rockland and Bergen counties.

Serious question: how are New Yorkers who ride their e-bikes over the George Washington or Goethals bridges supposed to obtain registration and insurance?

Murphy signs controversial e-bike law requiring registration, insurance in New Jersey Despite opposition, the governor signed the measure in the final hours of his administration.

"New Jersey is now the only state to require insurance for Class I e-bikes out of 45 states that regulate e-bikes, according to the People For Bikes Coalition"
“This bill restricts low speed e-bike use while not addressing the real problem of high-speed motorized devices" www.nj.com/advice/2026/...

That’s right, you’re going to ride your bike.

YouTube video by Stanimus Perth Amboy Police arrest kids riding their bikes

Poorly conceived laws by N.J. legislators will create more situations like this.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=nHEZ...

Will the good people of New York have to buy insurance if they ride their e-bike across the George Washington or Goethals bridges?

Who would sell them such a policy?

This used to be a Dunkin Donuts parking lot and drive thru.

A better world is possible.

This weekend, the Oonee team gained access to the future home of NYC’s first Dutch-style secure bike parking hub. The space will support up to 100 bikes with secure parking, charging, and basic repairs, located above the 25th St (R) station in Sunset Park.

More updates soon...🚲🔒🔧👷🏾‍♂️🔋

It’s true. The bike lane outside all the subway entrances on Fourth Ave are chronically blocked

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An NYPD unmarked vehicle utilization form on the dashboard of a 2014 4-door Chevrolet with New York State license plates GTB8548 parked in the northbound Fourth Ave. bike lane outside the 53 St. subway station at 9:39 a.m., January 8, 2026, Brooklyn, N.Y.

A 2014 4-door Chevrolet with New York State license plates GTB8548 parked in the northbound Fourth Ave. bike lane outside the 53 St. subway station at 9:39 a.m., January 8, 2026, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Of course it’s a cop.

For all the talk of Commissioner Tisch rooting out corruption in the NYPD, she doesn’t seem to have made even the slightest dent in stopping placard abuse

@mayor.nyc.gov @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @nyc-dot.bsky.social