After news of a sweeping Rockaway Boardwalk bike ban hit the peninsula like a flat tire, Rockaway Beach's City Councilmember says she's working to broker a compromise that would allow New Yorkers to keep pedaling on the boards.
Councilmember Joann Ariola told Hell Gate that she met with higher ups at the Parks Department earlier this week to talk them down from their initial proposal: prohibiting all bikes on the 35-block stretch of boardwalk from Beach 73rd to Beach 108th through October 1.
"They're going to come back to the community with what would be a proper compromise that wouldn't jeopardize safety [and] people could still enjoy their boardwalk," Ariola said, adding that she expected a new proposal from the Parks Department before Memorial Day.