Commuters fed up with G.W. Bridge bike path's overnight closures

Plus: nannying for the uber-wealthy while trying to ‘make it’ in NYC [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Commuters slam Port Authority excuses for closing George Washington Bridge bike path overnight]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️⛈️ Sunny this morning, possible afternoon thunderstorms and highs in the lower 90s with a [heat advisory]( in effect until 7 p.m. It's Friday in New York City, where the only way to get across the George Washington Bridge after midnight is by car. "But there are a lot of people who just simply can't afford to drive a vehicle or to take an Uber into the city to work, and a lot of these people start at 5 o'clock in the morning," said Fort Lee resident Kacy Knight. Here's what Knight is doing to get the the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to stop giving conflicting reasons for closing the bridge's bike path — and [start keeping it open 24/7](. And here's what else is happening: - Officials said two NYPD sergeants who were shot while responding to an armed robbery on the Lower East Side on Thursday afternoon [are in stable condition](. - A 60-year-old Queens man accused of [firing a homemade gun at police]( has been charged with attempted murder. - NJ Transit's refund policy for tickets originally sold without expiration dates — which are nonetheless considered expired under a policy that started this summer — is now in effect. [Here's how to get your money back if you have one](. - A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled yesterday that the City Council [lacked the authority to expand access to a housing voucher program]( for people facing eviction or homelessness — thereby siding with Mayor Eric Adams, who opposed the Council's move. - On Thursday, city officials used a random lottery system to select about 200,000 out of the more than 600,000 applicants for [a spot on a waitlist]( for federal Section 8 housing vouchers. - A New Jersey developer is [mysteriously walking away from a proposal]( to build more than 2 million square feet of warehouses in Roxbury after more than two years of negotiations with the township. - Respect to the construction workers, in-truck caterers, can collectors and other [people who are working outside]( through this heat. - The NYPD's watchdog group is [investigating a possible incident of police misconduct]( from earlier this year when officers raided a Staten Island weed shop, leaped behind the counter and handcuffed a worker who was asking the officers if they had a court order. - A 66-year-old Bushwick grandfather and food vendor was [struck in the head by law enforcement officers]( during a vendor crackdown on Monday, according to neighbors and his family. - It looks like Rudy Giuliani is going to have to [sell either his Upper East Side apartment or his Florida condo]( to pay off debts after a judge dismissed his bankruptcy case. - Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, also known as "Bill and Ted," will star in [a Broadway production of "Waiting for Godot"]( next year. - Jon M. Chu is directing a Britney Spears [biopic based off the singer's memoir](. - Hop-on, hop-off buses: [Don't knock 'em 'til you try 'em](. - More and more, young people in China are [pretending to be birds on social media]( as a way to reject hustle culture. [“The fact that you can't get over the bridge until after 6 o'clock is kind of crazy to me.”]( - Spiro Kokkosis, who owns three midtown diners, on his employees' [STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT TO THEIR MORNING SHIFT BECAUSE OF THE G.W. BRIDGE BIKE LANE CLOSURE]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [A guide to getting great oysters in NYC (if that’s your goal)]( Monday is National Oyster Day and while there’s no evidence the holiday commemorates anything besides a chance to market some mollusks, that may be a good enough reason to go out and get some. 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