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Stupid PPW Bike Lane Lawsuit Costs City Over $140K, Not Including Idiotic Appeal
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 20, 2012
Modified Feb 20, 2012
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Published Feb 20, 2012
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As you may have heard, the rich Park Slope crybabies who hate the popular Prospect Park West bike lane so much that they sued the city are suing the city yet again. They claim the DOT faked data to make the bike lane seem better than it is, and they've got a high-power attorney representing them pro bono, because those are the kind of perks you get when you're married to Senator Chuck Schumer. Their first lawsuit was thrown out because they filed their lawsuit after the statute of limitations had passed. The city had to spend $140,000 in legal fees to get that publicity stunt laughed out of court, and the meter's still running.
The group's lawyer, Jim Walden, says all this criticism of his appeal is "Kafkaesque," telling the Brooklyn Paper, "This is America. Get real." Keeping it real, BP commenter "Mattt" sums up the "Kafkaesque" point of view quite nicely: "Yes, this is America, where the wealthy and powerful get 'pro bono' representation by some of the most politically connected and expensive lawyers in the world in order to .... I don't know how to end the sentence. This is such a pointless lawsuit. What benefit does nbbl get if they win? A couple of extra parking spaces?" That, and a big win in the war on terror.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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