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Live from NY: It’s Andrew Yang On A Bike!
Here's one election cycle that Andrew Yang is winning.
October 21, 2019
Don’t Blame Only Alec Baldwin for Parking Fight — Blame Free Parking!
If parking wasn't free, there would be plenty of spaces for people who actually need them.
November 2, 2018
3 Ways LeBron Can Help Get Cleveland Biking
Well, the Decision Part II is official, and northeast Ohio's prodigal son LeBron James is heading back to Cleveland. The most immediate result is that the Cavaliers are going to get much, much better.
July 11, 2014
Forget Alec Baldwin. How About Some Celebrity Failure-to-Yield Tickets?
Well that was fast. About an hour after Alec Baldwin was arrested after reportedly biking in the wrong direction on Fifth Avenue this morning, the story was all over the place.
May 13, 2014
LeBron and Friends Reclaim Miami’s Streets in New Ad
Looks like the new LeBron James Nike ad that debuted during "Sunday Night Football" last night was at least in part the star's idea.
October 28, 2013
Leonardo DiCaprio Rides Citi Bike With Extraordinary Sense of Purpose
Everything I want to say about this event is in the headline. Enjoy 26 more photos of Leo riding a Citi Bike over at Fan Girl.
July 2, 2013
Bike Activism Wins Championships
I normally root for the underdog in the NBA Finals unless the Knicks are the favorites (like that will ever happen). And I would have enjoyed seeing Tim Duncan claim one more ring. But I've had a soft spot for LeBron, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers since the news broke last year that they like to drop in on Miami Critical Mass when the schedule allows.
June 21, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Fresh Stripes in the South Slope
Over the weekend, crews finished striping new bike routes on 14th Street and 15th Street in Brooklyn, creating a safer east-west connection between Prospect Park West and Third Avenue on the southern end of Park Slope. These are painted, unprotected lanes, except for the westbound stretch between PPW and Eighth Avenue, which is sharrows. Reader Brian Wilson sent in this photo of the new stripes on 14th Street by the Park Slope Armory.
April 23, 2013
D-Wade *Is* Traffic — Heat Star a Regular at Miami Critical Mass
Via BikeBlogNYC, the Miami Bike Scene recently posted this post-game clip of Dwyane Wade in which the All-Star Heat guard shares his fondness for going on bike rides with thousands of other people. On Friday, it seems, Wade and teammates LeBron James and Mario Chalmers warmed up for the next day's match against the Brooklyn Nets by going on a 20-mile Critical Mass jaunt through the streets of Miami.
December 4, 2012
My MSNBC Biking Story: Chris Hayes
Here's an intriguing promo from the cable news network that's ahead of the pack when it comes to livable streets. MSNBC host Chris Hayes is pitching his show with a foreshortened look at his Brooklyn-to-Rock Center bike commute. You'll have to forgive the sidewalk riding that bookends the trip.
June 14, 2012