Today is National Bike-to-Work Day. And on New York City's jammed streets, people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes. But New York's widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals complaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars.

When the weather is good, Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle. Naparstek supports the new lane.

Aaron: The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it's possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around. This is what 21stcentury New York City looks like.

Prospect Park West is still a one-way road, but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic, now it has two, plus a protected bike lane. Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone, including pedestrians, by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk. But some longtime residents disagree. Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety. She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic.

Lois: We wanted a lane -- the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe, that would keep the bikers safe. But we want it to be done the right way. And it has not been done the right way.

Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan. I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own.

Craig: I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in. You took what used to be a full street and you're shrinking it.

Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood. But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%. Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that _

Caroline: If this was an election, we would have already had our victory. The public has spoken and they keep speaking. And I think, more importantly, the public is starting to vote with their pedals. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is new around the city?
2. Which city?
3. Does everyone think they need them?
4. Do most people support or oppose them?
5. By what percentage?
6. What was lost for the new lanes?
7. What else?
8. Does Aaron Naparstek like them?
9. What kind of bike does he have?
10. Where does he take it?
11. Does he do this when it rains?
12. What is Lois Carswell the head of?
13. Called what?
14. What did the group want?
15. Does she think this one is safe?
16. Who is it unsafe for?
17. Why?
18. Who made the city take out a bike lane?
19. Where was it?
20. Where is that?
Answer: 1. bike lanes
2. New York
3. no
4. support
5. 56%
6. parking spots
7. lanes for cars
8. yes
9. Dutch
10. kids' school
11. unknown
12. a group
13. Seniors for Safety
14. a bike lane that would keep everybody safe
15. no
16. older residents
17. they are used to one-way traffic
18. Hasidic Jews
19. Williamsburg
20. Brooklyn

Rose and Lily were best friends. They had met when they were little and grew up together. Lily and Rose got a house to live in and painted the walls blue. Then they went to buy a couch. Jerry worked at the couch store. Lily found a green couch that she liked. But the couch was too hard. Rose found a soft red couch. She showed it to Lilly and they both thought it was very soft. Jerry said he would help them move it and let them buy the couch. Rose and Lily went to another store to buy extra cushions. Tom worked at the store that had a lot of pillows to buy. Rose and Lily did not think Tom was nice. Tom did not help them. Rose found red pillows but Tom would not give them to her. Lily found pretty green pillows but Tom said they cost a lot of money. Rose and Lily went to another store where they met Steve and Megan. Steve and Megan showed them a lot of pillows that were nice. Rose and Lily showed Megan and Steve the couch they had. Megan and Steve helped find pretty blue pillows for the red couch. Rose and Lily were so happy they threw a party. Megan and Steve went to the party. Jerry went too. Jerry went to the party and gave Megan and Lily a rug. It was blue. The rug matched the pillows. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What color was the rug?
2. Did it match anything?
3. What?
4. Who gifted the rug to someone?
5. To whom?
6. What were the two of them to each other?
7. When did they meet?
8. Who worked at the store with the pillows?
9. Did Rose and Lily like him?
10. Why?
11. What color pillows did one of the girls find at the store where he worked?
12. What about the other girl?
13. Where did they go next?
14. Did they meet anyone there?
15. How many people?
16. Were they both the same gender?
17. What genders are they most likely to be?
18. Who went to the party?
Answer: 1. Blue.
2. Yes.
3. The pillows
4. Jerry.
5. To Megan and Lily.
6. unknown
7. When they went to another store.
8. Tom.
9. No.
10. Because Tom did not help them.
11. Rose found red pillows.
12. Green.
13. Another store
14. Yes.
15. Two.
16. Probably not.
17. Steve is probably male, Megan is probably female.
18. Megan, Steve, and Jerry.

There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear. "I'm going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me," said Emily. "How about you, Linda?" "I'm not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!" Linda said. "What are we going to do about the boys?" asked Jane. "Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!" "I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it'll be better this time," said Mary. The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, "I don't want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It'll be over soon." He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What will Emily wear?
2. Why?
3. Who considered wearing jeans?
4. accompanied by what?
5. Did the girls dance with several boys last year?
6. Who suspected this year might be different?
7. Why?
8. When was the party?
9. Where?
10. Which teacher was chaperoning?
11. How long was it?
12. Who was the first boy to dance?
13. Who was the second?
14. Who did he dance with?
15. Who was Linda paired with?
16. Were there more watchers or participants?
17. Which girl got asked to dance first?
18. Did she dress for the occasion?
19. Who tried to get the genders to dance together?
Answer:
1. a black dress
2. everybody will notice her
3. Linda
4. an old shirt and a hat
5. no
6. Mary
7. Some of the boys might have learned to dance
8. Friday evening
9. school
10. Mr. Green
11. two hours
12. Tim
13. David
14. Emily
15. Jack
16. dancers
17. Emily
18. yes
19. Mr. Green