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Mr. Met would never do this \u2026 or wouldn\u2019t he?<\/p>\nHave you noticed the wacky rubber attachment on the handlebars of some electric Citi Bikes?<\/p>\n
We did, so we reached out. It turns out that Citi Bike is finally adding cellphone mounts so that customers don\u2019t have to hold their phones will navigating their trip or searching for a dock.<\/p>\n
The phone holder, the Lyft-owned company told our reporter Max White, will allow riders to keep two hands on the handlebars at all times (natch), but also address one of the most-requested features.<\/p>\n
For now, phone holders are just a pilot feature on about 10 percent of the company\u2019s e-bikes, but Lyft assured us that it is evaluating the pilot in hopes of an expansion of what it told White is a \u201cgenuine safety improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n
We agree. The last thing we want to see is some bozo fiddling with his phone while on a ride, amirite?<\/p>\n
Mr. Met would never do this \u2026 or wouldn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n
In other news from the weekend (and Friday):<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start with the latest on Gov. Hochul\u2019s obsession with the supposedly high cost of auto insurance in New York State:<\/p>\n
Hell Gate<\/a> asked that question we\u2019ve asked for months: Why does Gov. Hochul spend so much time talking about car insurance? <\/p>\n City & State also covered<\/a> the political machinations behind governor\u2019s insurance obsession.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Uber is sending lawmakers letters in support of the insurance push signed by some people who have no idea they signed them. (NY Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n And even the Washington Post<\/a> is offering some advice to Hochul: Florida\u2019s much-touted insurance reforms mostly helped insurance companies.<\/p>\n There was surprisingly little coverage (beyond Gothamist<\/a>) of the DOT\u2019s expanded \u201cCar Free Earth Day\u201d event<\/a> set for all five boroughs on April 25. But the Staten Island Advance<\/a> looked at the event hyper-locally.<\/p>\n Andy Byford promises \u201crobust\u201d public engagement before President Trump the Amtrak board picks the designer of the new Penn Station.<\/p>\n The pedestrian struck by an ambulance driver in Brooklyn last week was a registered nurse. (Daily News<\/a>)<\/p>\n There was more carnage in Queens. (NYDN<\/a>)<\/p>\n Roadway outdoor dining is back \u2014 when will the City Council act to make it year-round? (PIX11 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>) <\/p>\n Commercial waste zones are finally coming to Chinatown. (Gothamist<\/a>)<\/p>\n We had it last week<\/a>, but amNY<\/a> also covered AOC\u2019s opposition to Hochul\u2019s plan to add wider shoulders to the Cross-Bronx Expressway.<\/p>\n Check out the new gate on Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park. (John Surico via X<\/a>)<\/p>\n Transit advocates are on board with the City Council\u2019s proposal to increase funding for Fair Fares. (Brooklyn Paper<\/a>)<\/p>\n Speaking of transit, the Daily News editorial board<\/a> does not want the state legislature to tell the MTA how many conductors it needs on every train.<\/p>\n There\u2019s been little progress on the mayor\u2019s plan to get the feds to pay for a deck over Sunnyside Yard. (City & State<\/a>)<\/p>\n A hit-and-run driver struck a police officer in Brooklyn. (PIX11<\/a>)<\/p>\n An SUV driver critically injured a moped rider in Brownsville on Sunday. (Daily News<\/a>)<\/p>\n