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Streetfilms Flashback: The Bad Old Days of the Pulaski Bridge

Later this morning, officials will cut the ribbon on the long-awaited Pulaski Bridge bikeway. Pretty soon, it will be tough to remember the claustrophobic anxiety of navigating the narrow path -- just 8.5 feet wide, and even less at pinch points -- that pedestrians and cyclists made do with before today.

So here's some footage for posterity that Clarence shot in October, 2013. You'll never have to deal with this again, New York.

We'll have a full report from the grand opening and a new video from Clarence later today.

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