In a new development on Friday morning, investigators say they strongly believe that a bicycle recovered on Thursday morning was the one ridden by the person who bombed the Times Square military recruitment station earlier that morning.This bicycle, which was recovered by police on Thursday morning, is believed to be the one ridden by the person who bombed the Times Square military recruitment station. The bicycle is a Ross model, blue in color and in “fairly” good shape, said one law enforcement official. “We are operating on the premise that it is the bike,” said the official, although no specific announcement of that has been made.
The bicycle was found in or near trash receptacles at Madison Avenue and 38th Street on Thursday morning, said Raymond W. Kelly, the city police commissioner. He said the police learned of it around 7 a.m., about 3 hours and 15 minutes after the bombing.