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Snowstorm Aftermath Open Thread

How are those bike paths and bridge crossings on this icy day?

How are those bike paths and bridge crossings on this icy day?

A reader sends a non-weather-related heads up: Construction on the new section of the Eighth Avenue protected bike path has begun, so conditions from 14th to 23rd Street may be somewhat difficult for cyclists to navigate while that’s going on.

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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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