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May 2, 2014

The Plaza can't evict bike-share station

NEW YORK (AP) — The Plaza hotel can't boot a bicycle-sharing station out of a space across the street from its entrance, a judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting the luxury landmark's claim that the electric-blue bikes are a traffic-clogging eyesore.

Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Kern said city transportation officials did an adequate review before installing a Citi Bike rack on Fifth Avenue's landmarked Grand Army Plaza, where the famous Pulitzer Fountain splashes a stone's throw from the hotel made famous in fictional settings ranging from the “Eloise” books to Neil Simon's play “Plaza Suite” to “Home Alone 2: Lost In New York.”


 
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