MyBikeLane

Just after I shot the photo Tuesday morning, another biker whizzed by, hoping not to get hit by a car due to this truck's evil illegal parking job on Bleecker. Call 800-827-SAFE, refer to vehicle 948CS and this website if you'd like to comment. You might also ask why he couldn't just park legally across the street and walk 20 feet without jeopardizing the safety and lives of bicyclists by parking in a No Standing Anytime bike lane.

Being able to read street signs in order to get a motor vehicle license isn't mandatory in New Jersey?

A rather egregious violation on Bleecker Street -- the truck's delivery door is opened right up to the deli. Truck is parked on sidewalk and in bike lane. Oh, you might ask: Who the hell rides a bike or walks on the sidewalk at 7 am? Two bikes passed by and three people had to amble around the truck's door in the time it took to take two photos. Clickthrough for #2. Oh, there's the whole other side of the street available for parking. But that means walking 25 feet to make your delivery.

That's what bike lanes are for -- keeping your truck idling while you stand on the sidewalk (not pictured) yakking away and ensuring bikers are in danger of getting hit. It's funny how you park right in front of these two signs, so as to illustrate your New Jersey attitude.

Sitting in front of the No Standing Anytime sign in the bike lane. Three bikers had to swerve past her in the time it took to take this photo. School is across the street.

A familiar story....

I'd rather not be hit at rush hour. Why not go waste your gas at the curb?

On Bleecker

He has a permit in the window, so bike lane does not exist. Note vehicle's proximity from curb. Ordinary mortals can be ticketed for such infractions.

Just east of Hudson Street on Bleecker.

Get out of my lungs and out of my bike lane. Too busy to go to the grocery store? Fresh Direct has hundreds of diesel trucks emitting particulate matter and using thousands of cardboard boxes guaranteed to increase global warming. Maybe you can make it to the grocery store after all.

He had two handtrucks, one on the sidewalk (in photo) and the other a flatbed one sitting in the bike lane full of packages. I asked him if he could please put it on the sidewalk instead of blocking the bike lane with it, that's when I saw he also was blocking the bike lane with his truck. I said it would be nice if I didn't get hit by a car today and could he please do this. Then I left without taking his photo because I didn't want a confrontation.

Just 'cause you print it on your truck doesn't mean it is so. Tow truck parked with a taxi attached in back.

In the new Bleecker Street bike lane, the laundry guys have a new place to park illegally and get their bosses higher fines. Rather than choosing available parking across the street in the No Parking zone, they opt for the No Standing Anytime zone—a much bigger fine, nearly double. Why do these guys hate their company so much? (We already know how much they hate bicyclists.) Because parking across the street would require they walk an extra 15 feet—with a handtruck that's about 10 seconds or less. Also they've nicely chewed through their rear license plate—a violation, because numbers are missing—so it would be tough to call 888-411-3231 and report their plate 63556 JD unless you went around to the front of the truck. You could also call their company at (718) 622-4710 to report this lousy parking; supervisors are always interested to know how their companies can reduce parking violation expenses.
from two weeks ago: http://nyc.mybikelane.com/post/index/3050
from nearly two months ago: http://nyc.mybikelane.com/post/index/2474
If you go to the Department of Finance website, their violations have a similar pattern—no muni-meter receipt (they didn't pay the quarter), fire hydrant, traffic lane, expired meter. Maybe these guys also need a roll of quarters each day to save their company $$$?

Did this Range Rover's owner go to Marc Jacobs or Magnolia Bakery? Gosh it must have been tough to overlook that No Standing Anytime sign and park in the bike lane. This chap has issues with No Standing zones, as he got a ticket on 11/16 for being in a taxi stand ($115). Last time this Rover was photographed in a bike lane he flipped the bird to lawandorder: http://nyc.mybikelane.com/post/index/1913

Gone shopping on Black Friday? Parked in the bike lane.

This Enterprise rent-a-van was still blocking the bike lane more than 2-1/2 hours after I first saw it. Note the biker forced into traffic, which fortunately was light.

Amazing what a difference No Standing Anytime signs don't make if you have NJ plates. These guys believe they have carte blanche for parking violations.