"You just get a different perspective about what a bicyclist needs, and that's helpful," the mayor said after his Gracie to City Hall ride on a Citi Bike.
There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.
"We're doing the most straightforward approach," a DOT official said. "It doesn't preclude [DOT] putting in what all feel is a better or more workable bike lane in the future."