A reader sent us this photo showing a Department of Homeland Security vehicle parked in the bike lane on Prince Street outside the Apple Store in SoHo today. We're told the operators of the vehicle were browsing "leisurely" upstairs at the store, and our tipster believes one of them had a genius bar appointment. Obviously, this was a matter of vital national security, and while we're waiting to hear back from the Homeland Security spokesperson, we'll just assume the bike lane terror threat level is currently "elevated."
As it happens, this isn't so far from the intersection of Prince and Lafayette, where cops ticketed cyclists yesterday for not using the bike lanes. For that reason, cyclists who find themselves trapped behind this Homeland Security vehicle are advised to dismount and walk on the sidewalk, or do a wheelie and pedal up and over the car's roof. Because if you swerve outside the bike lane, that means the terrorists police have won.
