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Eyes on the Street: Minivans Parked All Over Williamsburg Sidewalk, Bikeway

Bike lane? Sidewalk? To these Williamsburg drivers, it's the perfect place to park.

A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue.

Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on the sidewalk.

"Kent Avenue is a very busy street with a great deal of vehicular traffic and the bike lane is there to ensure safety," Council Member Steve Levin said in an e-mail, adding that he would check with NYPD about the issue. "Obviously, people should not be parking in bike lanes."

This section of Kent Avenue borders the 88th and 90th precincts. We've asked NYPD if the agency has done any parking enforcement here. We'll let you know if we hear anything back.

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