You know, it's not just pissing off One politco that gets action from the NYPD.
They get directives to enforce all sorts of infractions all the time.
Jaywalking? They get directives to enforce the ped laws all the time. Food on the subway? Same thing. Remember the whole No Coffee On The Subway thing a while back? Anybody getting busted for that lately? The police have Zero interest in enforcing BS regs.
New Yorkers, and the police count, have a pretty laisser-faire attitude towards life in general. It's a cultural thing.
One sure way to get the NYPD to take an interest in enforcing certain laws to the letter is to piss off the police themselves. That's what's happened here.
Since the RNC the NYPD has a serious hard on for a particular segment of the Bicycle community.
If you are just out there riding. No problem. They may not like you much, case by case, they may wish you weren't there, but; they are pretty much busy with other stuff.
Why don't they have these massive police actions at Brooklyn CM?
Because no one has stirred up that particular hornets nest, is why.
They are busting Manhattan CM, are totally on board with it in fact, because they are pissed off with Manhattan CM.
The only way it stops is when some outreach takes place between the Two parties involved, namely The NYPD and Manhattan CM.
Either you kiss and make up somehow or it just keeps going the way it's going.
Pissing off the NYPD is not a smart thing to do if you want to change conditions on the street.
Last edited by jwbnyc; 10-29-06 at 09:51 AM.