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Breaking: Police Ticketing Cyclists Exiting Williamsburg Bridge

12:38 PM EDT on October 9, 2008

Looks like NYPD is at it again. 

This just in from T.A.: 

I just received a call from a very angry member informing me that there are three groups of cops at the Manhattan exit of the Williamsburg Bridge whoare pulling over and summonsing every cyclist exiting the bridge. Ifanyone happens to be headed that direction a) be careful and b) try andgrab an image. According to the member, they’ve got cyclists waitingin lines to receive their summonses. 

Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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