Originally Posted by
AdamDZ
Some bike lanes in NY suburbs run along sidewalks and cross the streets in the same spot or they may be shared paths used by pedestrians and cyclist. From a driver's perspective it may look like a cyclist is coming from a sidewalk.
True, but not in this case. The OP is obviously coming from the street and transitioning onto the sidewalk via crosswalk. If I see a bike coming off the sidewalk onto the crosswalk then I kinda expect that rider to continue on to the sidewalk.