By Matt Chaban 2/20/12 10:02am

Road Rage

With all that money, maybe they could afford a new coat of paint. (Getty)

Entitlements: City Spent $140,000 Defending PPW Bike Lane

If brownstone neighbors thought challenges to the Prospect Park West bike lane were a nuisance—they point to community board votes and supportive surveys—it has turned out to be an expensive one at that. According to documents obtained by The Brooklyn Paper, the riotously named Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes has so far cost the city $140,000 in legal fees defending the lane, a price that will no doubt rise now that the suit has been appealed. Read More

By Matt Chaban 10/06/11 5:26pm

Road Rage

Chuck Schumer uses the bike lane, sort of. (Brooklyn Spoke

Avid Cyclist Chuck Schumer No Fan of Prospect Park West Bike Lane, Says Neighbor

One of the curious things about the ongoing fight over the Prospect Park West bike lane is how one of its biggest opponents is a former city transportation commissioner whose husband is one of the most visible, even conspicuous, cyclists in the city. Yes, we are talking about Iris Weinshall and Chuck Schumer. New York’s senior senator has remained publicly mum on the issue in his backyard, even while he purportedly lobbied behind the scenes to have something done about the bike lane.

Now Streetsblog has email proof of Senator Schumer’s opposition to the lane—or at least that’s what his neighbor claims. Read More