[Bent] Fwd: T.A. StreetBeat: Tune-Up that Bike and Get Ready to Ride!

Tue Apr 21 19:50:15 EDT 2009

 Hi ,
Been a while ,I just wanted to make you aware there are some recumbent things going on in Flushing Meadow Park this Sunday.
Maybe you guys can hook up with one of the rides out there.

www.lightwheels.com

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:20:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: T.A. StreetBeat: Tune-Up that Bike and Get Ready to Ride!

This year's Bike Month NYC is the eighteenth annual celebration of bicycling in metropolitan New York.  You can choose from over 200 rides, classes, races, movies, culinary events and art exhibits; plus you'll have lots of chances to meet important City and elected officials.  So, grab a friend, get ready and ride!  Request a Bike Month NYC Calendar to be sent to your home, and check out BikeMonth
NYC.org for tips on how to start your biking adventure.

Check out these events you won't want to miss...

Bike Month NYC Launch Party 

Sunday, April 26th, 3-5 pm

The Queens Museum of Art and Transportation Alternatives invite you to an outdoor celebration to close out the 4th edition of the Queens International (QI4) with a bang and kick off Bike Month NYC with a WOW! 

There will be a bike rally headlined by Future Shock, an Indo-Caribbean bike gang from Richmond Hill whose rides are tricked out with thumping sound systems, and BMX demos taking place inside the museum utilizing QI4 artist Ryan Humphrey's undulating ramp. 

Ride with us to QMA, led by our Volunteer Committees

For the first time ever all 4 of the T.A. Volunteer Committees will be rolling from their separate turfs to congregate and party together at the Queens Museum of Art to celebrate the kickoff of Bike Month NYC 2009!

Jump into one of these rides and meet fellow T.A. members and volunteers in your neighborhood. Enjoy the safety of a group ride and meet us out at the museum for the big bash.

All rides will end at approximately 3 pm at the Queens Museum of Art.

Queens0A
Meet at 1:30 pm

Bike Stop, 2594 38th St., Astoria, Queens

 Contact Helen Ho at 212-788-8060, helen.ho at parks.nyc.gov to RSVP. 

Brooklyn

Meet at 1 pm, We roll at 1:15 pm

 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Contact Larry Gast at 314-550-5859, larrygast at gmail.com to RSVP.

Bronx

3 Locations & 3 Start Times 
(roll in at any point!):

10:30-11 am Pelham Bay Station 

11:30-12 pm Botanical Gardens Station Metro-North 

1-1:30 pm Randalls Island/133 St & Cypress Ave

Contact Mel Rodriguez at 917-592-7595, mel at safestreetsincoop.org to RSVP.

East Side Manhattan

Multiple Locations

12:15 pm, Carl Schurz Park

(East End Avenue between 90th and 89th Streets)

Contact Michael Auerbach at 973-903-3782, michael.auerbach at gmail.com to RSVP.

1 pm Southwest corner of Central Park, across from the Plaza

Contact Ryan Nuckel at 347-218-2536, ryan at transalt.org to RSVP.

National Bike to Work Day in New York City  

Friday, May 15th, 7-10:30 am 

We are at it again! Meet us on an East River bridge (Queensboro Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge) or at Madison Sq
uare Park or City Hall Park for your annual thank-you-for-biking-to-work snack. Stop by for some hot coffee, quality reading material and your extreme commuter bag! 

National Bike to Work Day is brought to you by Transportation Alternatives and, for the second year in a row, Clif Bar. Watch a StreetFilm of last year's Bike to Work Day. 

Commuter Race 

Thursday, May 21st 

It's Bike versus Car versus Straphanger in a no-holds-barred grudge match. Well, actually, it's a friendly and fun affair that the bicyclist keeps winning. Isn't that reason enough to watch? Here's a video of last year's race. 

Borough President Snacks 

Tuesday, May 5th, 7:30-8:30 am Brooklyn

Wednesday, May 13th, 7-8:30 am Staten Island

Friday, May 15th, 7-9:30 am Bronx

Thursday, May 21th, 5:15-6:15 pm Manhattan

Grab a snack with your Borough President. You can take this opportunity to meet your Borough President, give them an earful about biking, walking and transit, and chat with other bicycle commuters from your borough. 

Car-Free Saturday in Crotona Park, the Bronx 

S
unday, May 30, 12-5 pm

It's half a mile of open road to ride your bike, run and play games in Crotona Park. We are shutting down the street and opening it up to the public. Come out for a wonderful day filled with music and fun, family-friendly activities. This event is brought to you by the Car-Free Bronx Coalition. 

Tour de Brooklyn 

Saturday, June 7, 8 am-2 pm

Register for the 5th annual Tour de Brooklyn! Registration is open now and totally free. This family-friendly ride starts and ends in Coney Island. The tour includes 23 miles of Brooklyn's finest biking and an exclusive bike-tour of historic Greenwood Cemetery. To register visit TourdeBrooklyn.org

Volunteer University  

Wednesday, May 27th, 6:30-7:30 pm

Volunteers make all of T.A.'s awesome events happen! There are tons of ways to volunteer, and you don't need a bicycle to lend a helping hand. Find out more at Volunteer University.

It's a fun and relaxed way to become fully armed with the knowledge 
you need to be the best volunteer you can be!

Transportation Alternatives, your advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit, presents Bike Month NYC in conjunction with the NYC Department of Transportation to celebrate and promote bicycling in metropolitan New York. 

For more information about Bike Month NYC please contact Transportation Alternatives at 212-629-8080 or info at transalt.org or visit BikeMonthNYC.org

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