ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- A judge has ruled on the battle over a bike lane in Queens, and those on the losing end of the gavel are not going quietly.

Cycling and street safety advocates took a chilly night ride on Tuesday, joining together to call on the city to appeal a judge's unusual ruling that it get rid of a protected bike lane already partially painted on busy 31st Street.

It's unusual, because with lawsuits against bike lane projects, judges tend to yield to the Department of Transportation.

"If it saves lives, it's worth doing. And all of the data, the evidence bears out this fact," said Councilmember Tiffany Caban.

This time, the judge agreed with businesses and a school that sued, claiming the redesign was rushed.

"The problem here is that they decided to have the cart lea

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