Whoa: NYPD Ticketing Bus Lane Violators

Streetsblog tipster Colin Poellot sent in this photo and reports that the NYPD was cracking down on cars in the new Broadway bus lane south of Houston Street on Monday. Poellot says there were three to five officers waving over and ticketing drivers over the course of several hours.

He did not see any bicyclists ticketed. Does the NYPD or DOT care if cyclists use the bus lane?

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