Dirty Bike Corrals

Everyone knows that East Villagers love to ride their bicycles. And when they're not riding them, they lock them up in bike corrals, like this one on Second Avenue:

Second Avenue bike corral.

Something I noticed while walking to work yesterday, is the very messy condition of this particular bike corral:

Messy bike corral.

Here's another view:

Another view.

Even the bicycles themselves look like they belong here — the grit and grime of the city still survives… in the East Village Today!

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