Hurricane Sandy may have claimed another victim — the city's long-awaited bike-share program.
Bikes and electronic docking components for the program are being stored in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which took on four to six feet of water during the storm surge two weeks ago.
Officials at the Transportation Department say they are now "assessing" the damage.
They won't say if the first of 10,000 street bikes that were supposed to hit the streets starting in March will be rolled out on schedule.
The program was originally supposed to start last September, but was derailed by computer programming problems.
Dan Brinzac
The Citibank-sponsored bike share program
Officials said the company running the operation , Alta, has insurance to cover possible losses.
They insisted that city would not be picking up any part of the tab.
The delay has already raised financial issues for the company.
To deal with them, Alta is receiving speeded-up payments from Citibank, the chief sponsor.
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