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Plumb Beach Bike Path Repairs Are Complete!

Plumb Beach bike path (Photo by Stephen Arthur)It only took the city more than five years to slap down a mere 450 feet of asphalt, but the obliterated bike path [/index.php?s=plumb+beach+bike+path] running between Plumb Beach and the Belt Parkway is finally complete. Tipster

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Plumb Beach Bike Path To Be Repaired… But Not In Time For Summer Cycling

The bike path in 2009, just days after it was hit by a nor’easter. This unsalvageable section was ultimately ripped apart and covered in sand and gravel, and has stayed that way since.It looks like we’ll be going our fourth consecutive summer without the Plumb Beach bike

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Check Out The Plans For Sheepshead Bay’s Newest Greenspace, Brigham Street Park

ONLY ON SHEEPSHEAD BITES: After many years, proposals, battles and studies, the plans to begin work on Sheepshead Bay’s newest green space, Brigham Street Park [/index.php?s=%22brigham+street+park%22], are finally unveiled. The park will be sited at Brigham Street, sandwiched between Emmons Avenue and the

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Plumb Beach Bike Path Has Been Reopened (Oh, But Not The Broken Part)

The Plumb Beach bike path – part of the Brooklyn Greenway that extends around most of the borough’s waterfront – has reopened several months earlier than expected, as the Army Corps of Engineers subcontractors working on the nearby beach have found a way to accommodate cycling enthusiasts. The bike path was

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A Hodgepodge Of Transit Events

The Staten Island Ferry. Photo by Erica ShermanTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: This past week, transit news focused on what seemed like a series of unrelated events — most notably the resumption of Rockaway “A” Train service. “A” Train Service Returns “A” train service, between Howard Beach and the Rockaways, which was

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Councilman David Greenfield Introduces Law Requiring Use Of Helmets For City Cyclists

Look, Lance Armstrong wears a helmet. Source: Denkfabrikant via Wikimedia CommonsA new bill requiring all New York City bike riders to wear helmets is under consideration by City Council. The bill was proposed yesterday by Councilman David Greenfield. “Helmets save lives, plain and simple. It is common sense, but we

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Cyclists Beware: Another Summer Without Plumb Beach Bike Path, Despite $9M In Nearby Renovations

Cyclists have been riding on the Belt Parkway to avoid dismounting at the destroyed portion of the bike path.Bicyclists will have to endure another summer of rubble on the Plumb Beach bike path, as the city has again postponed repairs to the 300 feet of asphalt swept away by

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Video: Markowitz Blasts Bike Lanes In Song And Dance

As if the city’s bike lane battles weren’t serious enough – what with top-less protests [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/18/topless-bike-protest-in-w_n_397505.html] , Holocaust comparisons [http://gothamist.com/2011/04/25/bike_lane_war.php], and misplaced priorities [http://gothamist.com/2011/04/26/nypd_now_

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Midweek Photo: Bike Path Closed

“The damage doesn’t stop the ride completely, but if something isn’t done to fix this problem, the issue won’t be a missing bike path – it will be a missing Belt Parkway. Just another 20 feet or so and the cars will fall into the water,” said a