http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/nyregion/with-transportation-snarled-in-brooklyn-bicycles-roam-free.html
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In post-storm New York, the bike is having a moment of sorts.
With subways still not running under the East River or between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, traffic snarled in many places and lines for buses stretching for blocks, many people in Brooklyn took to bicycles on Thursday to get where they had to go.
"I'm extremely glad I have a bike right now – it's one of the best assets you can have," said James Emery, 22, who was riding on Thursday afternoon from Williamsburg to Red Hook to help a friend whose screen-printing business had been flooded.
Looks like those bicycle lanes Bloomberg wants are paying off.