Can East Side NIMBYs Thwart the UN Bike-Share Terror Threat?

Ban Ki-moon may be pleased by the prospect of bike-share docks near the United Nations, but self-styled security advisors from the neighborhood are second-guessing the secretary general. DNAinfo reports:

Never mind cars and trucks, backpacks, suitcases, shoes or other would-be explosive delivery devices, including the hundreds of thousands of bikes presently on streets and inside buildings across the city (the ones Marcia Kramer already warned us about). Terrorists around the world are biding their time until Manhattan is blanketed with potential bright blue Citi Bombs -- assuming they are not turned off by the pricing structure, which is geared toward short trips and not meant to encourage bike-to-bomb conversions.

What Dr. Gootnik fails to appreciate is that bike-share provides an exceedingly clever mechanism to infiltrate and ultimately dismantle the intricate financial underpinnings of global terror networks. Just think of all the terrorists whose credit cards will now be on file thanks to Citi Bike.

The capper: Following preemptive complaints from terror nuts and garden variety NIMBYs who want to keep cyclists away, NYPD is reportedly evaluating Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, located on E. 47th Street between First and Second Avenues, to determine its appropriateness as a bike-share location.

During last week's CB 6 meeting, when the board recommended that DOT implement plans for new Midtown bike lanes ahead of this summer's bike-share rollout, members also issued a call for constructive suggestions for station sitings. Comments may be sent to bikeshare@cbsix.org.