brad is my new favorite person to take pictures of. he’s pictured here with rob, aka “penis shoes” as brad would say.
Monthly Archive for August, 2005
brad & eric. singing drunk sailor songs.
elizadorable!
hugs!
cuties matt & kim after the nacho house show.
after the nacho house show.
dave, katharine & jimmy at pink pony after marnie’s pianos show.
full dave with one of his incredible sneakers.
dave’s amazing kicks.
katharine, my bff from college with jimmy.
moments before 49 riders got nabbed.
dude was just plain awesome
the sweatshirt makes his face look really long.
super blog reader & ex-con.
dope
i ride because….
foreshadowing.
waiting for critical massacre to begin.
49 fucking people got arrested! jeeez. including freaking jessica and ryan! so on the anniversary of the RNC critical mass when the roundups began they started arresting people 10 minutes into the ride. it was a pretty scary feeling at the beginning, with the cops indiscriminately driving black SUV’s through the crowd, changing lanes a lot so they could use that annoying whoop sounding siren. the cyclists were also running every red, as opposed to july’s mass where people stopped at lights. so. angry cops, daring cyclists. bad combo. i cut out early and missed all the arrests but the reports sound pretty bad. more on bikeblog.
Monthly Mass Bicycle Ride Leads to 49 Arrests in Manhattan
By JENNIFER 8. LEE AND MATTHEW SWEENEY
Published: August 27, 2005
Forty-nine bicyclists were arrested last night in Manhattan at the monthly Critical Mass ride, the police department reported.
The rides are described by their organizers, the environmental advocacy group Time’s Up!, as a demonstration to promote the use of transportation other than cars. The ride at Republican National Convention a year ago swelled to more than 5,000 riders, several hundred of whom were arrested. Since then, the rides have become a point of contention with the police.
Last night’s arrests took place in at least four locations: Astor Place; Houston Street and Second Avenue; West 18th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues; and along West 34th Street. The captain who was overseeing arrests at Astor Place said the bicyclists were being charged with parading without a permit, disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic.
The Bloomberg administration says that the rides are large and not spontaneous, and thus require a permit. Lawyers for the city have requested an injunction against the rides. No ruling has been issued, but Time’s Up! is in discussions with city lawyers.
The bicyclists, who have split into different starting points since the police confrontations began, began riding last night around 7:30. About 250 cyclists started in Union Square with 15 officers on scooters behind them. As that group moved through the city, officers from different directions converged on the group and bisected it, arresting bicyclists.
Time’s Up! says that because the rides are demonstrations, they are subject to free-speech protections.
“People have a right to ride their bicycles on the street of New York,” said Norman Siegel, a lawyer who represents the group. He is also a candidate for the city’s public advocate.
“I’m calling on Mayor Bloomberg to intervene,” Mr. Siegel said. “He has to tell the police department to chill.”
what they say