"On Tuesday, Mayor Mamdani spoke out on behalf of cyclists who break minor traffic codes when the city's infrastructure offers them no safe alternative. But only a few hours after he made those comments and helped fixed the horrible ramp off the Williamsburg Bridge bike path, his NYPD stationed cops at that very location to ticket cyclists while driver after driver ran the same red light."
"The "gotcha" ticketing sting has little logical basis: The spot has a stop light, but no intersecting car traffic - so cyclists typically treat it like a stop sign. Judging by his comments on Tuesday, Mamdani, a cyclist himself, seems to understand that. But Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch - whom Mamdani retained from his predecessor's scandal-scarred administration under fire to have some "adults" in the room - apparently did not get the memo."
Mayor Mamdani advocated for cyclists who sometimes break minor traffic laws when safe infrastructure is lacking. He repaired a hazardous ramp off the Williamsburg Bridge bike path. The NYPD then stationed officers at that repaired location and issued tickets to cyclists while drivers repeatedly ran the same red light. The enforcement targeted a signal with no intersecting car traffic that cyclists commonly treat like a stop sign. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch did not call off the sting. The mayor accepted responsibility for the contradiction and his local performance rating was reset to zero.
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