Advocacy Group Angered Over Icy Bike Lanes
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A local bicycle advocacy group says the city is not doing a good job of clearing snow and ice off the bike lanes of the East River bridges.
Transportation Alternatives says the past few snowstorms have made bike paths on the Williamsburg, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queensborough Bridges impassable.
The group says not having the lanes clear sends the wrong message to riders.
The Department of Transportation says keeping walkways and bike paths clear is a top priority and that the melting and re-freezing snow during recent storms complicated ice removal efforts.