Pete Kocher and Jessica Murray, started the bike shop, Ride Brooklyn, during a bad recession and against better judgment. Seems like business is doing great, not only in NYC but around the country.
Here is a story from wnyc.org which I overheard this morning.
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But also how the bicycle industry [...]
NYC talk show host and bicycle commuter had his first bike stolen in 25 years last weekend.
Really sorry to hear that Brian.
In response he had on the Brian Lehrer show, Hal Ruzal, bicycle guru from one of the oldest bike shops in NYC, Bicycle Habitat (244 Lafayette St-NYC)
Hal had some [...]
The Department of City Planning, bet you didn’t know we even had this organization, has just released a feasibility report on the possibility of having a Paris-like bike sharing program in NYC. (although I can’t seem to find the report)
However,
Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives was on WNYC’s [...]