"The federal Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Office has blocked off the new protected cycle route on 10th Avenue between 16th and 17th streets, forcing bike riders and delivery workers to swerve into traffic. The narcotic enforcement agency's New York headquarters is located at 99 10th Avenue - and that's exactly where you'll find orange construction barricades and cones placed by the agency to keep cyclists away and to allow DEA officers to park illegally against the curb."
"On Tuesday, Streetsblog observed a couple of placard-bearing vehicles and one 1-800-GOT-JUNK truck parked in the blocked-off area. Same as it always is. "Some days it's all filled with cars. They just use that whole lane. I think it's not even that they don't want cyclists there. It's that they want that parking space," said Matt Horan, who commutes by bike along that stretch. Horan has filed a complaint with the Department of Transportation through 311."
The DEA has blocked a protected cycle route on 10th Avenue between 16th and 17th streets, placing orange barricades and cones that confine the bike lane and allow agency vehicles to park against the curb. Cyclists and delivery workers must swerve into moving traffic when the lane is occupied. Observers reported placard-bearing cars and a 1-800-GOT-JUNK truck parked in the blocked space. A commuter filed a DOT complaint via 311; DOT said the DEA uses the area for parking and "staging" and recommended contacting traffic enforcement. Community Board and DOT plans originally called for a double-wide bike lane, but the DEA objected after work started.
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