(JTA) — Bicyclists protested the removal of a bike lane through the fervently Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg.
The protesters reportedly had planned to ride topless through the neighborhood at the end of Shabbat on Saturday night — the bike lane reportedly was removed because the Chasidic community is offended by scantily dressed riders.
Extreme cold and the beginning of a snowstorm in New York caused the several dozen cyclists to remain fully clothed, however, though some pinned plastic breasts over their jackets, The Associated Press reported.
