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Cops were breaking out the heavy machinery again and revving up the chainsaws—it's bike removal time once again on Bedford Avenue. Greenpoint resident Ben Running started shooting video of the cops removing bicycles in another fiery scene on Bedford and North 8th in the heart of Williamsburg. Police make it clear that they don't want him shooting because as Running says, "They don't want you to videotape and put it on the internet." So like any decent citizen journalist, Running did just that.

In case you haven't noticed, today is the annual Five Boro Bike Tour to celebrate Bike Month NYC, which just got under way this week. If you plan on driving in the city today, be prepared for streets to be closed as 30,000 cyclists take over the town. The tour begins in Battery Park and makes its way throughout the various boroughs before entering into Staten Island via the Verrazano Bridge. 1010 WINS says that this is the third consecutive year that the tour was so popular they had to close off registration—this year setting a record by doing so seven weeks before the ride. The city's website has a full listing of the the schedule and exact route of today's festivities, as well as other upcoming events for the rest of the month. Earlier this week, we pedaled our way into Bike Month by talking to Jeff Underwood of Continuum Cycles.