So I heard that some bike lanes were removed in New York. Over a year ago I blogged about the Hasidic communities objections to bicycle lanes over at Copenhagen Cycle Chic . As the New York Post reported back then and as only the Post can formulate it: "It's the Hasids vs. the hotties in a Brooklyn bike war. Leaders of South Williamsburg's Hasidic community said yesterday that bike lanes that bring scantily clad cyclists - especially sexy women - peddling through their neighborhood are definitely not kosher. The red-faced religious sect is calling on city officials to eliminate the car-free lanes on Wythe and Bedford avenues, and to delay construction of a new one planned for Kent Avenue." The lanes were removed because of alleged appeasement from Mayor Bloomberg up to the recent elections. Now the NY Post is reporting: Hipsters repaint bike lanes in brush off to Hasids Groups of bicycle-riding vigilantes have been repainting 14 blocks of Williamsburg roadways ever si...
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