Snowstorm Aftermath Open Thread

How are those bike paths and bridge crossings on this icy day?

A reader sends a non-weather-related heads up: Construction on the new section of the Eighth Avenue protected bike path has begun, so conditions from 14th to 23rd Street may be somewhat difficult for cyclists to navigate while that’s going on.

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