The Adams administration will be allowed to remove part of the Bedford Avenue bike lane as a legal battle about the lane’s long-term future continues.
On July 16, a state appellate court issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the city from removing or modifying the lane after local Baruch Herzfeld, his son, and advocacy group Transportation Alternatives filed to to appeal the Brooklyn Supreme Court’s decision to toss their lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Transportation. Peter Beadle, the lawyer representing Herzfeld and TransAlt, also requested a preliminary injunction that would have kept the lane in place until the appeal is officially decided.
