A man who appeared to be stealing bikes in Williamsburg this weekend had an unexpected reaction when caught in a South 3rd street and Bedford building’s storage room by a resident. From
"Women on bikes with Woody Allen glasses with fat asses" – Killer Mike recommends moving to Williamsburg
Noisey had Killer Mike and El-P hilariously respond to YouTube comments on their Run the Jewels track 36 Inch Chain. The first commenter expressed his displeasure at being called a hipster, to which Killer Mike let him know there is a place called Williamsburg where he
It's probably not a good idea to let someone 'test out' your bike in McCarren Park
A bike was stolen in McCarren Park a few Sundays ago after the thief simply asked to ride it. From Brooklyn Paper: The victim told police that he was riding his bicycle in the park at 3 pm when the ne’er-do-well asked if he could test it out. At first the victim refused, but when […]
More bike parking coming to Williamsburg
Photo via Brooklyn Community Board 1 approved a Department of Transportation plan (still awaiting a final vote on April 9th) to turn 6 car parking spots into 45 bike parking spots. From Brooklyn Spectator: The bicycle corrals are slated for a stretch of Grand Street near Driggs Avenue (outside Williamsburg Cinemas), Broadway near Berry Avenue […]
NYC's 2012 Bike Map
Get it while it’s hot! Sadly, as Street’s Blog noted: After building around 50 lane-miles a year since 2007, DOT only built 8.7 lane miles last year, thanks in large part to the sustained political and media attack on bike infrastructure that peaked that year.
NYC's Shared Bikes Won't Reach All Of Greenpoint
This summer, New York City is rolling out a shared bicycle program, joining the ranks of cities like Washington D.C. and Paris. There will be ten thousand bikes for rent at six hundred hubs throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. A draft of the station locations, however, shows that Greenpoint is notably lacking. According to local news […]
Cop Allegedly Threatens to Ticket Woman for Wearing a Skirt While Riding a Bike
We know what you’re thinking; more bike news? But lately it seems like cyclists just can’t catch a break. Jasmijn Rijcken, general manager of VANMOOF Bicycle Company, recently told Streetsblog that when visiting from Amsterdam in April, a cop in Soho threatened to ticket her for riding a bike in a skirt (which is totally […]
Oops, I Fell Over! Oh, I Did It Again!
Riding in a bike lane can be like finding your way through an obstacle course. So when East Village filmmaker Casey Neistat got a $50 ticket for “riding outside of a bike lane,” he made a video in protest. Performing all his own stunts, he tried to navigate bike lanes in Manhattan, purposely crashing into […]
Forking Tasty's Bike-In-Theater
Last month the guys at Forking Tasty put together a bike-in movie theater in Greenpoint, where they supplied snacks, space and a screen to show the classic flick Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. If you couldn’t make it (of if you could and want to spot yourself) check out the video recap below. Bike-in-Theater: May 2011 […]
Tonight: Bike-in Theater
Forking Tasty, the food fanatic pair of Jason and Anthony Anello, are bringing food, film, and foot-fueled, fossil fuel-free transportation together (too much of a stretch to get the alliteration there?) tonight when they bring a bike-in theater to Greenpoint. The movie is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and will be screened at India and West […]