Son of a....
Sep. 15th, 2006 03:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
camwynFrom the Transportation Alternatives NY e-bulletin:
Many T.A. members have called in reporting tacks on the West Side Greenway especially near Riverbank State Park, but a few calls have indicated the problem might be as widespread as from 68th-175th Streets. Some are estimating that as many as 200 cyclists have flatted in this area in a few short weeks. The Parks Department is trying to address this problem, has reported it to the Manhattan Parks Commissioner's Office and is requesting increased PEP patrols in the area and increased sweeping of the path.
This criminal mischief cannot continue.
If you see tacks on the Greenway or someone putting down tacks, be careful, ride until you feel you're at a safe distance and call both the 33rd Precinct at 212-927-3200 and 311. Explain your location and the situation patiently (the NYPD will want to know your cross street even though you are on a greenway) and let whoever you speak with know that this is a recurring problem.
It is crucial to call both the local precinct and 311. 311 can send a page out to the Parks Department and request rapid action to sweep the path at that location and remove the tacks and the local precinct can take immediate action.
Many T.A. members have called in reporting tacks on the West Side Greenway especially near Riverbank State Park, but a few calls have indicated the problem might be as widespread as from 68th-175th Streets. Some are estimating that as many as 200 cyclists have flatted in this area in a few short weeks. The Parks Department is trying to address this problem, has reported it to the Manhattan Parks Commissioner's Office and is requesting increased PEP patrols in the area and increased sweeping of the path.
This criminal mischief cannot continue.
If you see tacks on the Greenway or someone putting down tacks, be careful, ride until you feel you're at a safe distance and call both the 33rd Precinct at 212-927-3200 and 311. Explain your location and the situation patiently (the NYPD will want to know your cross street even though you are on a greenway) and let whoever you speak with know that this is a recurring problem.
It is crucial to call both the local precinct and 311. 311 can send a page out to the Parks Department and request rapid action to sweep the path at that location and remove the tacks and the local precinct can take immediate action.
