After a request from 78th Precinct commanding officer Captain Frank DiGiacomo, DOT has installed a four-rack bike corral in front of the precinct house on Bergen Street in Prospect Heights. N. Wayne Bailey, chair of the precinct's community council, snapped photos of the new bike parking yesterday.
The 78th Precinct has established a reputation for supporting livable streets, from making a guerrilla protected bike lane permanent to targeting drivers who fail to yield and hosting monthly traffic safety meetings.
Despite the precinct's groundbreaking moves, there is still lots of room for improvement. As the photo shows, the 7-8 engages in a behavior that's all too common at precinct houses across the city: using sidewalks for parking. The precinct did clear its cars from two blocks but continues the practice along both Bergen Street and Sixth Avenue.
Getting officers to obey parking rules? Now that would be revolutionary.
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