Matthew Dienstag explains why a bike lane would be detrimental to Review Avenue
“Not every street is safe for a bike lane. You wouldn’t put a bike lane down the middle of the LIE. It’s just not safe. And this is similar,” argued Matthew Dienstag, co-owner of the local LeNoble Lumber.“It’s like, ‘This is what we’re doing, we don’t give a s–t.’ Excuse my French,” griped Michael Diamond of J&S Supply Corp, a 75-year-old insulation and roofing distributor company, to The Post, referring to the city’s stance.
J&S Supply is one of the dozens of warehouse businesses, as well as a city Sanitation Department waste management facility, that contribute to the heavy stream of truck and forklift traffic traveling in and out of the corridor. Under the plan, as much as 15 feet will be carved off Review Avenue’s existing 52-foot roadway to make room for the two-way cycling path and buffer zone.“Not every street is safe for a bike lane. You wouldn’t put a bike lane down the middle of the LIE. It’s just not safe. And this is similar,” argued Matthew Dienstag, co-owner of the local LeNoble Lumber.
“They didn’t seem to be very open to changing things,” Diamond said. “That’s the impression I got. ‘We don’t care, we’re the city, this is what we’re going to do.’ ’’ “This route fills a critical gap in our bike lane network and will go a long way towards supporting cycling ridership, which has increased dramatically in the area over recent years. We look forward to implementing these much-needed safety improvements this fall.”
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