Opinion
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
bicycling
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_
bike riders
The city has installed bike racks on Sheepshead Bay Road and it looks like bicyclists are glad to see them. Of the eight bike racks now in place on one side of Sheepshead Bay Road, two of them had bikes locked on them and it was raining at the time.