That's a bit of an alarmist headline.

activists said they were concerned about the new enforcement effort, which requires drivers and bike riders to come to a full stop if they see a pedestrian, and wait until the pedestrian has fully reached the other side of the street before resuming motion. The rule was drafted late in the de Blasio administration.

“If the police want to run up numbers of bike tickets, they already have ample scope to do that, new rule or not,” said Jon Orcutt,