The sun rose in the east today. In other news, a cycling Streetsblog reader found her path to work impeded by New York&#8217;s Finest. Attached is a photo I took at 7:54 this morning on the Broadway bike lane between 57th and 58th streets. The squad car parked in the bike lane contained two police…

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