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Bloomberg on Bicycling
Unlike the Mayors of Chicago, London, Paris and a growing number of other world cities, it is exceedingly rare to hear New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg say anything at all in public about bicycling. So, we thought that this was an interesting big of reporting in The Villager last week:
January 8, 2007
Streetfilms: Memorial for Eric Ng
Eric Ng, a 22-year-old teacher and activist, was killed on December 1 by a drunk driver as he rode his bicycle on the Hudson River Greenway. Yesterday, Time's Up! and Visual Resistance organized a series of events to pay tribute to Eric's memory. Clarence Eckerson was there with his video camera. (You can find higher resolution Quicktime video here).
December 10, 2006
Eric Ng Memorial Bike Ride This Saturday
There will be a memorial bike ride for Eric Ng, the cyclist killed by a drunk driver on the Hudson River Greenway last week. Details below. Also, here is a note from the Visual Resistance blog. VR are the guys who make the "ghost bikes:"
December 5, 2006
NYPD Has Spent $1.32M to Suppress a Monthly Bike Ride
Charles Komanoff, flanked by Marquez Claxton and Norman Siegel, at City Hall this morning.
November 16, 2006
Brooklyn Critical Mass
Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, (Prospect Park, North) and Bklyn End of
Williamsburg Bridge Critical Mass
Brooklyn
October 27, 2006
Speaker Quinn “Pleased” With NYPD’s New Biking Restrictions
Despite being slapped down in court a couple of times now, the NYPD is proposing yet another set of rules to restrict public gatherings aimed primarily at the bicyclists who meet for the monthly Critical Mass ride. According to yesterday's Times:
October 19, 2006
Easy Riders: Brooklyn Critical Mass Rolls With the NYPD
Here is a nice piece of correspondence from Streetsblog reader and Brooklyn Critical Mass rider Rich Krollman. If you have a photo or story that you'd like to see published on the blog, we really appreciate reader submissions. Send yours along by clicking "Eyes on the Street" in the upper left corner. We'll be improving our content submission functionality in the coming months, so keep an eye on that as well.
September 6, 2006
Public Forum on NYPD Bike/Ped Rule Changes
Thursday, August 17, 7 pmSt. Mark's Church (2nd Avenue and 10th Street)People's Public Forum on NYPD Rule Changes
August 10, 2006