"First, business owners and their political enablers cheered a judge's flawed decision that requires the Department of Transportation to remove the bike lane, as QNS reported. Joseph Mirabella, president of the street's business association, called the misguided ruling a "victory for the residents and businesses of Astoria" (though he obviously left out the hundreds of people who live in the neighborhood and shop in those businesses ... and signed the petition to support of the bike lane)."
"Council Member Tiffany Caban pointed out that every elected official in the neighborhood, including the Assembly member who is about to become mayor, called for just such a plan for 31st Street "because each one of our offices were getting calls overwhelmingly about street safety." "It is the number one constituent call that we get consistently since the day I took office, and the 31st Street corridor, was a really important part of the plan," she added."
Astoria saw dueling rallies over the 31st Street protected bike lane after a judge ordered the Department of Transportation to remove it. Business owners and political allies celebrated the ruling, with Joseph Mirabella calling it a 'victory for the residents and businesses of Astoria,' while critics noted many neighborhood residents and shoppers had supported the lane. Supporters rallied to urge the city to appeal Judge Cheree Buggs's decision. Council Member Tiffany Caban said every local elected official had backed the plan due to overwhelming constituent calls about street safety and called the 31st Street corridor an important part of that safety plan.
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