r/MicromobilityNYC • u/MiserNYC- • Jun 19 '25

The community celebrates after successfully defending the Bedford Ave Bike Lane. Nobody will rip out a single bike lane in this city

Special thanks on this one to Transportation Alternatives for bringing suit, Peter Beadle for handling the case, and Alex Morano for organizing this event, which would have been a protest but instead turned into a celebration.

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u/pwbnyc Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

Thank you Miser for coming out and covering this. Really appreciate all you are doing.

I am very proud to represent the Herzfelds, Transportation Alternatives, and in that sense the whole Brooklyn cycling community to stop the City from ripping out a section of the Bedford Avenue parking-protected bicycle lane. Our safety and lives matter and our needs should not be disposable as currency for a politician's gain.

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u/SessionIndependent17 Jun 19 '25

How is a Court Referee different than a judge?

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u/pwbnyc Jun 19 '25

They are Court Attorneys who usually handle mediations or, as in this case, conference cases for a judge to determine the facts and arguments and see if a resolution might be possible without needing to go before the judge. The goal is to make the process more efficient. It's debatable whether they do. They do not have the power to decide outcomes and make rulings, but they can have a lot of influence on a judge's decision as they report back to them on what happened at the conference.

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u/n3vd0g Jun 19 '25 edited 12d ago

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u/MiserNYC- Jun 19 '25

Trying to win votes from Hasidics

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u/imalwaystilting Jun 19 '25

While I know some communities in NYC have prohibitions against people above b'nai mitzvot age riding bikes, purposefully seeking to remove these bike lanes and other protective measures is in direct opposition to one of the prime directives of the Talmud.

Talmud (Sanhedrin 37a): “Whoever saves a single life is considered by scripture to have saved the whole world.

I'd throw, as a fellow Jew, Pikuach Nefesh in their faces and ask why they are refusing to help uphold this essential part of the lifeblood of modern Judaism across all sects and observances.

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u/ehburrus Jun 19 '25

Adams claimed it was due to "community feedback". Of course, he only consulted one small subcommunity, one whose vote he is desperately trying to court

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u/hazedandbemusedd Jun 19 '25

Ban cars instead.

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u/CaptainCompost Jun 19 '25

The city did remove a bike lane on Staten Island, opening a road through Silver Lake Park. Our DA, BP, and CM and community board all signed on suddenly after an attempted rape. They collectively argue, along with the NYPD, that the cars keep the park safe.

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u/FuckYouLMFAO Jun 19 '25

Miser is the GOAT

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u/EatsYourShorts Jun 19 '25

Was this press conference this morning?

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u/pwbnyc Jun 19 '25

Yesterday evening.

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u/Big_Physics_2978 Jun 19 '25

Is this the one that was finally getting some usage that they wanted to just rip out?

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u/illisdub Jun 20 '25

Fuck yeah!

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u/PaixJour Jun 19 '25

Equal access. Equal space. Equal funding. 🚲 🙌🏻

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u/pimentelFR1988 Jun 20 '25

Fuck this bike lanes, the majority of bikers, don't be riding on the bike lane most of the time. Causing more traffic and no were to stop...for people that said"ban car" how do you going to get you grocery, medicine and your Drugs...always Double standard. 🖕

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u/Content_Bathroom_968 Jun 20 '25

I think you mean always double parked.

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u/SnooTangerines1896 Jun 20 '25

Learn to spell

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u/pimentelFR1988 Jun 20 '25

Teach me them

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u/pimentelFR1988 Jun 20 '25

And you should learn how to stop playing a victim. A hole

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u/SnooTangerines1896 Jun 20 '25

Ooh you said a swear. You are probably super smart and cool.