A Brooklyn man who for years championed the idea of installing secured bicycle parking containers across the five boroughs said city officials iced him out of a deal to make his dream a reality.

Flatbush native Shabazz Stuart founded the company Oonee in 2017, which has since installed a handful of pods at transit hubs in New York City and New Jersey where cyclists can stash their bikes. The pods, which are free to use, are locked and can only be opened with a smartphone app.

Stuart has billed Oonee as a way to boost cycling in the city by allowing people to be more comfortable locking their bikes up in public without fearing they’ll be stolen. He has called for his pods to be installed in parking spaces across the city. The city transportation department contracted his company to instal

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