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Speaking of awful Gen Xers, Troy Martin, a self-proclaimed bike advocate, has fought tooth and nail to stonewall a vital bike lane on McDonald Ave, and has announced his intent to retain Hartley Bernstein to fight it, should it be approved by CB7 tonight. karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2026/10/prot...

Troy has raised nearly $10,000 to retain the disgraced and previously disbarred attorney that wasted the taxpayer's time and money on frivolous challenges to the Astoria and Court St bike lanes, and is proud of this!

And to the accusation that there's been insufficient community input, there have been literal years of public workshopping and input meetings. It's a complete lie. Here I am 14 months ago testifying in favor of the lane. The baby I'm holding can now walk and climb on things! youtu.be/Q5uaF5yE5Rs?...

Here's Troy at the same meeting, proposing an idea to put the lane on side streets, a proposal that should sound familiar to anyone following the bike lane saga in Toronto. This man claims to be pro-bike lane, so much so that he's throwing a legal hissyfit to kill it. youtu.be/Q5uaF5yE5Rs?...

Mr. Martin's accusation that DOT isn't considering the wider bike network with this lane is also bunk. The entire reason for building it is to fill a gap in the bike network, which when built, would finally connect 4th Ave and Ocean Parkway, connecting the East River Bridges to Coney Island.

To add, did you elect a mayor and a city government to install legally mandated bike lanes and achieve Vision Zero, or did you elect Troy Martin to slow that down in the courts and waste your tax dollars? Think of that next time someone complains about inadequate community input.

And please keep that in mind when you vote on the five NYC ballot measures next month (you should vote Yes on all of them)

Troy is now lobbying the failed opponents of the Court Street bike lane for support, the same ones who are still trying to raise money for an almost certainly doomed legal Hail Mary. The man is a traitor to everyone else who rides a bike in this city, plain and simple. bsky.app/profile/benj...