I guess we all saw it coming. We’ve been waiting on a ruling by Judge Lewis Kaplan on the status of the parade laws which state, that people need a permit in order to have group rides of more than 50 people. On Tuesday, Judge Kaplan handed down his decision and said that the [...]
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(Cyclist/Messenger Heather Loop {far left} engages in a debate about Bedford Avenue Bike Lane removal at Pete’s Candy Store in Greenpoint, Monday Night–photo by: (Gothamist/Ben Muessig) I missed this debate on Monday in Greenpoint but there was some good coverage of it. In the on-going discussions of the Bedford Ave bike lane removal, [...] Today I had a dream. That one day buildings all over NYC will truly be free for cyclists. It’s safe to say that cyclists don’t face the same hurdles like Dr. King and the freedom riders of Birmingham Alabama, with dogs and water cannons, but here in NYC we’ve got some strong obstacles [...] Live Updates from the massive demonstrations at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. More here: Today marks 10 years since protesters disrupted the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the city of Seattle. That weekend was a benchmark for the protest movement around the world and was much more about the creative commitment of thousands of people coming together against free trade and corporate greed [...] One way we can express ourselves politically is to vote, when not too busy holding signs of Obama as Hitler and being afraid federal death panels are going to pull the plug on Grandma. Voting is a bit less time consuming and angry, but you generally don’t get prime time news coverage on Glen [...] Today was a really strange one. First I got this tweet from Prolly that some bicycle cops were ticketing people for riding brakeless fixed gears on the Williamsburg Bridge. I really hope this is just some random police fluke and not going to set off a wave of unwanted attention where we have to [...] Word spreading through the tweetosphere that NYPD is ticketing brakeless fixed gears. That’s a new one. This in from @johnprolly NYPD ticketing brakeless track bikes on the Williamsburg Bridge just now. Norman Siegel has always fought for the bikes in NYC. Now its time to fight for him. There will be a fundraiser for his campaign as NYC public advocate tonight. An Invitation To A Comedy/Music Fundraiser Hosted by Randy Credico at The Yippie Museum 9 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 Refreshments [...] |
 
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