arthur schwartz

What was once a 15- minute slog between 3rd and 8th Ave, now only takes 10 minutes.

For bus riders long forced to contend with one of the slowest routes in the city, the impact of the transit priority was felt immediately.

In a 3-2 decision, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court lifted the stay against the busway imposed by a judge in August.

'This is just like white lawyers representing black people in the south having crosses burned on their lawn.'

"We called the lawsuit by Arthur Schwartz 'frivolous.' This shows the city has a mandate to prioritize the safety and the efficient moving of New Yorkers."

While the M14A has long been an easy favorite to "win" the annual contest, this year was supposed to be different.

A local resident who sued the city to stop the busway said, 'I'm feeling happy for my kids who aren't going to have traffic jams outside their windows every day, and for me. I guess my lungs matter too.'

'The government thumbing its nose at the views of residents and the character of three neighborhoods in order to speed up busses by one or two miles per hour and promote use of bicycles.'

'The goal is to eliminate those bike lanes as designed, to make them not protected bike lanes or not do them at all.'

Photo via mira (on the wall)'s flickr An Upper East Side