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Biking in Astoria

Stayin’ Alive

I can’t help but notice it’s been four years since my last post. It’s not like I stopped biking when Citibike came to my neighborhood. Hopefully I’ll keep positing. Keep biking.

Astoria Park Bike Lane

Our Community Board actually approved a bike lane! This should be a vast improvement. Both for bikes and for limiting traffic by the park.

Where’s my comment?

I just went through the comment spam filter and found a lot of comments that were not spam. They’ve finally been published. And they go back quite some time. Sorry about that.

MTA Recovery Map

And here’s the MTA map as of Nov 1. Brooklyn and Queens and Northern Manhattan are now connected again via Jamaica/Sutphin Blvd!

I want to share, too!

The bike-share locations are out! And Astoria gets exactly… zero. The closest is at the base of the Queensburo Bridge. And the related story in the Times.

NYC Bike Sharing Moves Forward

The latest from the Times.

Bike and Beer

I like this concept: “Red Lantern Bicycles, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, is the only cycling shop in the state with a liquor license.”  Of course Andres over at Bicycle Repairman Corp has never objected when I bring my own. Though I do like to share.

On Vacation

I won’t be posting for at least two weeks… and perhaps longer. Keep biking!

Yo Ho Ho

I’ll be gone for while. Back in a few weeks. Keep biking!

Bring on the clowns

I can’t think of a better use for clowning. To be honest, I can’t really think of *any* other use for clowning. As reported in the Gothamist. So today the clowns came out “to comically draw attention to the serious danger faced by cyclists without safe, protected bike lanes.” Blasting Fat Boy Slim from a…
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