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Streetsblog talked with many cyclists in Union Square on Wednesday. Here are their stories.

The once anonymous tipster who alleged that members of the NYPD had harassed and threatened him after he reported the cops for illegal parking has now publicly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the NYPD and the city for violating his First Amendment rights.

The Department of Investigation said agency staffers were probing allegations that Streetsblog reported two months ago.

“Keep fucking around,” the new harasser texted.

As the blitz goes "permanent," watch out for cops who seem to have it out for cyclists.

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill will have to turn in his no-bell prize.

"They just give me a ticket for no reason. It is going to be the first time and the last time riding a bike."

While cyclists in Midtown, the West Village and other areas have reported incidents of NYPD entrapment and wrongful ticketing this summer, a resident of Upper Manhattan says she was almost struck by officers in a marked cruiser, who then yelled obscenities at her.

An NYPD officer is suing the city and three current and former members of the police department, alleging unlawful retaliation for failing to recognize a superior and writing parking tickets to teachers.

Remember, the Department of Transportation handed out parking tickets until a government reorganization by Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1996.