“If you can’t beat them, leave town. The Downtown corruption makes Trump and his minions look like choirboys.”

– Anonymous

In their zeal to provide routes for bikers, which unfortunately started in SoHo and was approved by Community Board #2 for SoHo and the politicians that have poorly served lower Manhattan (with the exception of Brad Hoylman and Christopher Duarte) — Citibikes, which is apparently not the owner of the racks and bicycles installed where there used to be parking in Manhattan — It is actually a company owned by Lyft of San Francisco, a poorly functioning private car service in Manhattan supported by Transportation Alternatives, the Hudson Square BID and Trinity Real Estate — not to mention Citibank.

While there have been many complaints about losing parking spaces in SoHo and Hudson Square the real problem is that no provisions have been made for senior citizens or the disabled who often have to walk or be wheeled out into the middle of the street in order to be able to get into a taxi or car service. Where they are targetted by bikes and vehicles. No provision has been made for the safety of these people and pedestrians who are unable to use the crosswalks for many reasons such as monumental traffic. Congestion Pricing has been a very big thing but there has been no abatement of traffic in lower Manhattan and traffic agents are not able to give out tickets to abusers rushing to New Jersey or elsewhere and protecting pedestrians safely crossing the street — since the crosswalks are constantly blocked. I’ve been writing about this for 25 years and I can testify to the fact that Community Board meetings occurred 20 years ago in which the DOT claimed that it was working on a plan to protect us. Bullshit. I can tell you after several accidents and drivers getting out of their vehicles in order to threaten me and other pedestrians who complain to drivers that there’s not enough space between their blocking vehicles in the crosswalk to cross the street. Clearly, nothing has been done because DOT and NYPD and Traffic don’t give a shit about pedestrians, seniors or disabled and Congestion Pricing was just a money grab — witness the fact that next week the fares will be going up on the subway and buses.

If there was ever anything to drive Democrats and independents into the arms of MAGA people this certainly is one that should be reviewed carefully. Something should be done to protect seniors and disabled from being hit by vehicles. If there was ever a Tell of corruption in action on the part of lower Manhattan politicians, this is it, folks.

Pedestrians, Disabled, Wheelchairs, Seniors with canes? Are you kidding?

We don’t give a shit about SoHo or Hudson Square. The Politicians, Community Board #2, Hudson Square BID, Transportation Alternatives, SoHo BID, DOT– were all paid. If the wheelchairs and walkers and Hurrycanes can’t get through to get into taxis and cars, fuck them. We’ll just install more bike racks. Our neighborhoods are for bikers without vehicles who can’t afford a garage and pay membership fees and make political donations.