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https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/us-news/san-francisco-restaurant-owner-eiad-eltawil-on-hunger-strike-protesting-bike-lanes/ A San Francisco restaurant owner is in the middle of a month-long hunger strike, protesting the city’s new bike lane experiment he claims is driving his customers away. Eiad Eltawil, 41, will spend the next month in a parklet outside his storefront, not eating food, to show his hatred for the problematic new bikeway built outside his business. Eltawil’s family runs the Syrian restaurant Yasmin and artworks store Rossi Mission SF out of the same building on Valencia Street in the city’s Mission District. In August, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency unveiled its new two-way protected center bike lane designed to be safer for the city’s most important north-south bike route, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The bike lane project has reduced the number of vehicle lanes down to one side each way between 15th Street and 23rd Street on Valencia. The project also removed 71 metered parking spots, which the local business owners claim reduced their clientele. “If I was in New York, I’d have lines around the block,” Tunisian restaurant owner Rafik Bouzidi told the San Francisco Chronicle. “But San Francisco is killing businesses, and it’s as simple as that.” During his 30-day protest, Eltawil says he will sleep outside his art store, consuming only water while passing out fliers supporting his hunger strike. After being repeatedly shot down by multiple departments and kicked out of by the mayor’s office, Eltawil hopes his fasting will get the attention of the city leaders who could change the bike lanes or he will be forced to close down his beloved restaurant. “I’ve already suffered so much,” Eltawil told the outlet. “At least this way, maybe someone in power will see my struggle and make some changes. It’s a last resort for me.” Eltawil also wrote out his grievances on the exterior of the makeshift structure he will call home for the next month. Eight months after the launch of the 6-month long trial, the SFMTA says the experiment is a work in progress, according to KTVU. Twelve crashes were reported between pedestrians and vehicles in the bike path’s first three months of operation, a higher accident rate than before the bike lane opened, according to the Chronicle. The SFMTA said it is working has heard the business owners and is tweaking the design to benefit everyone. “We have talked to the parklet operators in Valencia and received their feedback about their loading needs to inform the design process,” the agency told the outlet. “Our outreach and collaboration will continue through the spring, as we work on solutions that best protect both businesses and bicyclists on the corridor.” In August, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency unveiled its new two-way protected center bike lane designed to be safer for the city’s most important north-south bike route.

Mohegan Sun texted my brother-in-law and comped them tickets to the upcoming 'music of ABBA' night they are having. Some people have all the luck!

I really love this show.

Check out the 14 food destinations in Queens featured on New York Times ‘100 Best’ list Last on the list of Queens eateries is the longtime eatery Zum Stammtisch on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. The restaurant has been serving house made wursts, cooked in the restaurant’s own smokehouse, since 1972. This year it moved up a couple spots on the list.

ANOTHER REASON WHY I PASSED:

I wonder how Unicorn is doing.

Unless the buses are RVs carrying only people traveling together, people are never going to travel long distances by bus in sufficient numbers for that to work.

Dear Abby: During my 30s (I am now mid-70s), I did some nude modeling for several reputable photographers, which resulted in some lovely portraits. A few of them have been framed and hang on my bedroom wall. My family members are aware of them, but they are very religious (which I am not), so I don’t know how to dispose of them. Should I try to sell them, and if so, how? Should I bequeath them to someone, or should they be left for my estate executor to deal with? What to do? — Portraits in the South Dear Portraits: Definitely discuss this with your executor well before the need arises. If the photographers are well-known, go online and find out if there’s a market for their work. Offer the portraits for sale and see if there is any interest. You could also bequeath them to an “open-minded” relative or friend. I wish you luck. Pervert: You will surely burn in hell, but I need clear, close-up pictures before I can advise. Dear Abby: In a response to “Ganged Up On” (Dec. 23), you stated that it is against the law to hit a child in California. It was in response to a woman whose mother-in-law spanked her grandchild. I was born in California and lived there more than 50 years, and I believe you misinterpreted the penal code. It is not illegal to spank in California. It IS illegal to use excessive force, or to cause traumatic injury when doing it. I don’t personally believe that a child should be hit, but it is not “illegal.” In fact, corporal punishment, not abuse, is legal in every state in the U.S. — Denise E. in Nevada Dear Denise: Mea culpa. I stand corrected. You are not the only reader I heard from after printing that answer. Thank you for straightening me out about this. FIFTY LASHES WITH A WET NOODLE SPANKINGS BY A HOT DADDY FOR ME!

Canadian lab knew paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but kept selling them https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/dna-lab-knew-its-paternity-tests-identified-wrong-dads-but-kept-selling-them-report/

Catholic priest who threw wild orgy where male hooker OD’d on erectile-dysfunction pills learns fate Now THAT'S a headline you see all the time! American woman dies in Spain from ‘extreme sex’ with husband as police probe homicide What disgusting thing were those heterosexual freaks (redundant, I know) doing?

Westchester County residents fight to keep Trump’s name on building A small group of residents at a Westchester County luxury high-rise want to keep Donald Trump’s name on their building — but are facing stiff opposition from a majority of the co-op owners.

He hit his 6th HR today. He leads the majors. He has 6 RBI.

My sister got me a Sophia (Golden Girls) Chia 2 Xmas's ago. It's still in the box. If she'd have gotten me Dorothy, it would have been in use on Day 1.

Perhaps I was sick of the constant news coverage for over a week of something I absolutely could not have cared less about.

Biden looking to revive interest in Texas bullet train project

YES... didn't you hear we had an earthquake? Things shifted a bit. 🙃🙃🙃

To the tune of K-K-K-Katie... C-C-C-Cicada, Beautiful cada... You're the only b-b-b-bug for me

I can't tell you how excited I've been about the eclipse... because there's no word in the English language that describes an amount that small.

New York City is serving up out new parking meters that will allow drivers to “pay-by-plate.” The new meters, which will first be rolled out in Upper Manhattan on May 8 before a gradual rollout to the rest of the city, will allow New Yorkers to pay for parking by entering their license plate number into the meter. That will allow the city to stop producing massive amounts of waste from paper parking receipts, which parkers place on their dashboard as proof of payment. Each year, New York City parking meters produce about 2,500 miles worth of receipts, enough to stretch all the way from New York to Los Angeles, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) says. “Our new pay-by-plate parking meters are simple to use and will make short-term parking easier for everyone,” DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said in a statement. “Drivers will no longer need to worry about leaving a paper receipt on their dashboard and can use the convenience of the ParkNYC app to pay the meter while on the go.” DOT plans to retrofit its existing meters to the pay-by-plate model, rather than installing new ones. The meters will be synced to the NYPD’s parking enforcement systems and will feed real-time data to traffic agents about parkers overstaying their meter. Drivers can also pay for parking using the ParkNYC app, which eliminates the need to go to a meter at all. The price of metered parking varies widely across the city. In Manhattan’s core central business district, the first hour of parking costs $5.50, while in much of the outer boroughs it is only $1.5o. Most of the city’s curbside spots are free.

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