Why I Ride: The Art of Bicycling In NY Opens Tomorrow!
Negative Space Analyst by Doug Dalrymple
A great art show is opening tomorrow, and it is great because it is all about bicycling in NYC! It's the perfect way to start the summer. Why I Ride opens tomorrow and runs through June 3rd, and organizers Carol Wood and Elizabeth Stuelke say it is going to make the NYTime's Friday events list. Woot!
The show has four locations throughout the lower east side:
Lower Eastside Girls Club gallery/cafe
56 E. 1st St.
Bicycle Habitat
244 Lafayette St.
NYC Velo
64 Second Ave.
Trackstar
231B Eldridge St.
Plus a online gallery
The exhibit includes works by at least 17 artists, and the catalog has essays by more than 26 people including city councilor Rosie Mendez. Yay Rosie!
onNYTurf has a piece in the exhibit too!
For the show I put together a timeline of the history of Critical Mass with the help of FreeWheels, Time's Up! member Barbara Ross, Elizabeth Press, and photos from Fred Askew. You can see it online too at onNYTurf.com/lab/cmtimeline
Here are some more previews of works from the catelog. Be sure to go in person as there is lots more!
Levi Leipheimer by Steve Dennis
Wasserman by Steve Dennis
Discovering Liberty by Sarah Hauser
Jared's Bike by Taliah Lempert
The Critical Mass Mug Shot Project by Elizabeth Press & Olga M.
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Transportation Alternatives' Tour de Brooklyn 2007
When: Sunday June 3rd, Registration 8 am – Rain or Shine
Where: Start/ Finish Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park
What: Bicycle tour featuring historic Brooklyn neighborhoods, parks and waterfronts.
Who: cyclists of all ages and skill levels
Info: www.tourdebrooklyn.org, call 212-629-8080
Cost: Free but on-line registration required
Bike Brooklyn’s Best 3rd Annual Tour de Brooklyn
This year’s tour gets underway at Grand Army Plaza, a National Historic Landmark at Prospect Park. This year’s 18 mile tour will feature Brooklyn’s southern neighborhoods along the waterfront like Sunset, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst and loops towards the heart of Brooklyn, Kensington and Prospect Park South to end at the Carousel.
If this is your first time to Brooklyn by bike don’t worry you can join our feeder ride, leaving from Cadman Plaza near Brooklyn Bridge. Ride will depart promptly at 7:45 am, arriving at Prospect Park 8:05 am. Safety Marshals will be provided to guide you to the GAP.
This is a family friendly ride at a leisurely pace, escorted by the police and safety marshals. There will be one rest stop along the way where you can take a break, stretch your legs and snack on some food.
Bicycling in New York City has grown by leaps and bounds, there are over 120,000 daily cyclists today, up just 75,000 1992. There are over 36,000 daily cyclists in Brooklyn alone, plus thousands more who bike for fun on the weekends. Transportation Alternatives has been instrumental in winning new bike lanes, improved bridge access, and safe parking for NYC cyclists.
Bicycling in New York City has grown by leaps and bounds, there are over 120,000 daily cyclists today, up just 75,000 1992. There are over 36,000 daily cyclists in Brooklyn alone, plus thousands more who bike for fun on the weekends. Transportation Alternatives has been instrumental in winning new bike lanes, improved bridge access, and safe parking for NYC cyclists.
Transportation Alternatives – 127 W. 26th Street, New York, NY 10001 – (212) 629-8080