Art Reminds You of Your Daily Humiliation
The NYC Street Memorial Project invites you to the 4th Annual Memorial
Ride and Walk in remembrance of cyclists and pedestrians killed on the
streets of NYC in 2008. The ride, which will be held on Sunday,
January 4, 2009, has 4 starting points: Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx,
and lower Manhattan. See www.ghostbikes.org for more information.
GOOGLEMAPS/GMAP PEDOMETER/HOPSTOP FOR BIKES!!! This is so long-awaited. Finally an easy way to plan your bike routes!
Listen. Haiti REALLY needs our help. Really. The poverty there is unthinkable–people eating dirt cakes to get nutrition out of them–people working in the sugar cane fields but not being paid enough to get enough food to survive. Plus living in a warzone and getting hit with a hurricane. Can you imagine? This year we were pretty close to the Haitian crisis when we were robbed in the dominican republic.
says James Stache:
My friend Colin and his girlfriend Dina are hosting an event this Saturday to benefit hurricane disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Come get loaded, blow all of your Friday pay and feel good about it. I am djing the afterparty alongside DJ K-tel (Hangar 18, official TuntableLab clothing model, Brooklyn/IN) & DJ Curly (Workshop Sounds Ent., Philly). NOTHING beats a loft party with good djs. Of course, I’m bringing the lights and air horn.
In addition to Haitian-themed cocktails to drink and baked goods to eat, there will be a raffle for prizes and gift certificates from Outlier Performance Clothing, Affinity Cycles, Urban Rustic, M Shanghai Bistro, Mishka, King Kog, Laek House, Continuum Cycles, Trackstar, Supermighty, Cyclehawk, Freight Baggage, Wheelove, & Snap Delivery.
ALL proceeds will be sent to Partners In Health (http://pih.org/home.html) to support their Hurricane Ike and Gustav relief efforts, as well their programs that ensure access to quality healthcare.
The whole event takes place after a bike race - but you are more than welcome to join us just for the party.
9pm till the money’s gone
470 Flushing Avenue
between Spencer and Walworth, South-South Williamsburg
G train to Flushing, walk three blocks west on flushing/ B61 Bus
BEST PARTY OF LIFE EVER
Justin Mott for the NY Times
Porter’s story of our bike ride across the Mekong comes out in the NY Times travel section this weekend.
The pictures are gorgeous. Read it here.
This bike was fixed up by the ghostbike kids as a fundraiser for the ghostbike project.
It’s totally sweet AND reasonably priced AND for a good cause:
Reply to: sale-489807390@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-26, 11:39AM EST
1980s Bianchi road bike in good shape. Bike has seen some wear but is in perfect riding condition, well-built with quality components, and has been fixed up. Frame size is 56cm (22″), good for someone 5′7″ - 6′1″
* Black 1980s lugged steel Bianchi Frame, 56cm
* Shimano 105 shifters & deraillers (10 speed)
* Shimano 105 front hub
* Quando rear hub
* Sunrims 700cc wheels
* Shimano 600 brakes
* Generic saddle & post
* Drop bars with black faux-leather wraps (can’t remember the headset or bar manufacturer)
* Generic tires in good condition, only light wear
Everything is in working order. Ready to ride home.
This bike was fixed up by volunteers with the Ghost Bike project and is being sold to raise money for the project. More info: http://ghostbikes.org or http://streetmemorials.org
photo from fully loaded touring bicycles
So! I’m going on a little bike trip around Southeast Asia! Much like when I began my trip down the Mississippi River I don’t know much about touring bikes, the region or the language and I don’t have too much money. But! Never fear, I will figure something out. So, any ideas on what company I should ask for a bike from? This ride is for a magazine article so I’ll be putting out asks to bike companies for gear. Ideas on what the ideal road touring bike looks like? Cyclocross? Cantilever brakes? Places to put panniers? I’d like a shorter top-tube to save my back. Also, has anyone been to Vietnam or Burma? Any advice? Known bike routes?
Streetsblog has been up to the minute with reporting on Craig’s death and they have pics from the memorial ride Friday here. Thanks!
Tonight was the memorial for Craig. It was really wonderful. People told stories about him and played a song he loved (Heartbeats). I’m feeling like a wreck these days knowing how senseless Craig’s death was. It’s so sad to lose a friend and to know that he was lost because cycling is so dangerous here. Craig is one of the few men I know who work on anti-violence against women issues by starting SafeWalk with RightRides and who work tirelessly on anti-hunger efforts. It’s never fair when someone dies, but this is just so heartbreaking. Please come celebrate his life at this fundraiser on Friday. All the proceeds will go to the wonderful organization he worked for and cared deeply about. Also, if you’d like to help prevent future cyclist deaths, transportation alternatives works hard to make the city’s bike infrastucture better, and you can learn more about them here.
From Pete:
Meet at the base of the bridge at 5pm to ride for Craig. Show up early to hang first, as we’ll probably leave pretty close to on time. At 6pm we meet at Union & Ten Eyck to place the bike together.
Sunday memorial info:
On Sunday, October 21st at 9pm we will be meeting in Macri Square park to hold a memorial for Craig here in Brooklyn. Please bring a self contained white candle to carry with you.
We will be walking up to the intersection and standing there for a song (Heartbeats, by the Knife of course)and a moment of silence.
We want as many people to come as possible.
Photographs will be taken so we can send them to the Murphey family.
It means a lot to the family to know that his friends are all in attendance.
Craig’s roommate has set up this memorial page
Last night my friend Craig Murphey was killed riding his bike in Williamsburg. Feeling devastated. A gas truck hit him.
Two Cyclists Killed in Brooklyn This Morning
From WABC:
Two men, both bicyclists, were killed in separate accidents in Brooklyn Thursday morning.
In the first, police say a bicyclist was struck and killed by an oil truck at the intersection of Union Avenue and Ten Eyck Street in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
The bicyclist, a 26-year-old Massachusetts resident, was hit while cycling in the wrong direction just after 4:15 a.m.
He was allegedly trying to beat the oil truck, turning from southbound Union Avenue to Ten Eyck Street, when he was struck.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No charges were filed.
Later, authorities say a 25-year-old bicyclist was struck by a white passenger van at the intersection of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, in front of a church.
The driver of the passenger van was not immediately charged. The accident was under investigation.
A woman who lives near Union and Ten Eyck describes the scene:
I came up to the intersection this morning at around 7 a.m., and it had crime scene tape around it. There was a large truck (like an oil truck perhaps) stopped, post turn, and when I turned to look I saw a bicycle completely flattened under the back left tire. The person had been removed from the scene, but from the somber expressions and the remains on the road it was clear that this individual didn’t survive. I would like to honor my neighbor in some way. This is so sad. I ride a bike pretty frequently and run all the time in the neighborhood. The intersection is absolutely terrible, people just peel around and often come very close to hitting me or my dog. As a matter of fact, I was just telling my friend on Monday about almost being hit a few blocks up from this (when I had a walk sign). Actually, all the intersections along Union Avenue in WBurg are like that. It is really, really hard to cross the street. The intersection where this tragedy occurred is a “T” so you can really only cross when the walk light says stop, because no one ever, ever, ever pays attention to the walk signal when they have the green light. This is so sad and senseless. After I walked by the scene, I saw so many cars in a rush try to run over pedestrians at Grand and Union, a few blocks away. I saw a car honking at a cyclist and come aggressively close to him on Union just past Grand. It is so sad. Is there anythign we can do to make drivers more accountable for their recklessness?
Saturday, OCTOBER 20
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
MIDNIGHT RIDAZZ
Put on your creepiest undead costume, grab your flask and meet us at the St. Mark’s Church Cemetery, famously haunted by the 17th-century Dutch Governor, Peter Stuyvesant. We’ll visit notoriously haunted spots around the East Village and beyond. This ride ends at a party!
DISCLAIMER: By participating, Cyclists hereby agree that FreeWheels, its agents and affiliates assume no liability for brains consumed through any acts or omissions of any party
11:00 pm- St Marks Church Graveyard (2nd Ave & E10th St)
Annnnnnnd…. Not that you’d forget, but guess what’s coming:
Bike Film Fest Art Show was rad, mostly. See pics below, or skip straight to the wackest thing in the room. I am giving it the wackest thing in the room prize.
Whoa.
Doyle, Conrad, Porkchop & co showed up all super bloody. Was awesome.
The Fray.
The Antlerbike Craze that’s sweeping the nation has led to poaching.
Wild dude.
Hangy sculpture thing.
And now I talk I talk some shit about the wackest thing in the room. This girls on bikes project has been featured at the last 2 BFF’s. Can we talk about how dumb this shit is? I really like the fellow who did this project. He’s a nice guy. Still, would you look at this crap? Someone had the brilliant idea of putting up a sign next to this which said ‘bikes are objects, women are not,’ though you wouldn’t know it from the confusion this project produces. With its sultry subjects, the women pictured in most of these images could be in any crap women’s magazine. Way to push the status quo. I think this project ought to be scrapped. It reminds me of the last onion that came out with the brilliant article “Women now empowered by everything a woman does” I know that SOMEONE who will go unmentioned claimed, insultingly, that this project was a way to include women in the festival. That’s like saying the oiled up babes at car shows are a way to include women in the fun of the car show. Rad. Go feminist car shows!
DAY:
1) STREET PARTY May 19 | 1pm-7pm
2nd St at 2nd Ave
Fun bike games other fun events presented by TRACKSTAR.
Footdown, trackstands, and skids for all.
FBM hosts BUNNYHOP CHALLENGE w/ cash prizes. Performance by Ines Brunn.
and BIKE PARADE May 19 | 1pm
Meet at 33 W 17th St. near 5th Ave
Calling all tall bikes, short bikes, long bikes, regular bikes to the streets of New York. Show your colors! Ride your most fun bike: with your team, club or your biker friends. Dress yourself up and your bike.
Go see some films about bikes! Schedule/Tix here also bicyclefilmfestival.com
2) Dance Parade NYC
NYC will finally see, hear, and feel a massive mobile celebration of
dance music and culture in all its forms, from electronic beats to
drum and dance troupes. With 50-plus sound systems, 100s of crews,
over 6,000 registered dancers so far, from Herald Square all the way
to Washington Square Park — followed by a huge getdown in the park
with Kool Herc, Danny Tenaglia, and many many more — all making a
big noise to free the beat and the feet in New York already
Full listings online.
6th Avenue and 32nd Street, Manhattan
1p; $free
team@danceparade.org
http://www.danceparade.org
NOTE: Seems like a great idea — a protest that doesn’t look anything
like a protest.
NIGHT:
May 17:: JOY RIDE - An Art Show Inspired by the Bicycle
Curated by Brendt Barbur / Hosted by Fountainhead Films
OPENING PARTY on MAY 17: 6pm-12am
Regular Gallery Hours: 12pm-7pm (May 17-21)
33 West 17th St. near 5th Ave.Participating Artists:
Swoon / Phil Frost / Amy Franceschini / ESPO / Michel Gondry / Steve MacDonald / David Namaiki / Shepard Fairey / DAZE / Kareem Black / Peter Sutherland / Julia Chiang / Ryuta Nakajima / Massan / Brian Vernor / Benny Zenga / Fast Eddie Williams / Cheryl Dunn / Takuya Sakamoto / Madsaki / Erik Zo / Ko Masuda / Gina Marie Scardino / Erin Nicole Brown / Taliah Lempert / Amy Bolger / Steve Crandall / Tod Seelie / Daniel Leeb / Goods / Joseph Becker / Conrad Carlson / Erik Foss / Greg Ugalde / Yohei Hanazawa / Loren Purcel / Natascha Unkart / Ellis Gallagher AKA © Ellis G. / Jason Chaste / Dr. JPL / Ryan Doyle (BLBC) / Wolfgang Paperchase / Chris McNally / Mike Martin / Bradley Baker and Patty Bowman / Andrew McClintock / David Mashburn
After Party:
HOME SWEET HOME
131 Chrystie Street (Between Delancey and Broome)
2) BIG PARTY! Bike Film Fest Kick-off Party! Bands! Beer! Bikes!
Update: go to Studio B. in Greenpoint. Party will be there.
For the full schedule of events and screenings, and to buy tickets, check out www.bicyclefilmfestival.com.
Don’t miss Monkey Warfare (Friday, May 18) - Toronto Film Fest Special Jury Award Winner! Get your tickets before they sell out!!!
For press inquiries, please contact Jill Meisner, Pitch Control PR, 212.475.4919 or jmeisner@pitchcontrolpr.com.
May 16:: BIKES ROCK OPENING NIGHT PARTY
OPENING NIGHT DANCE PARTY!
Studio B
259 Banker St. (between Calyer St. and Franklin)
10pm-4am FREE
Ditch Productions present:
Mike Likes Bikes: Machine Integrated Kinetic Expressions
performances by: NJ Turnpike and Eystek
Headliners: GANG GANG DANCE
Dirty Finger (Black Label Bike Club) / James Stacher (Black Label Bike Club) / Brian Degraw (Gang Gang Dance)
May 17:: JOY RIDE - An Art Show Inspired by the Bicycle
Curated by Brendt Barbur / Hosted by Fountainhead Films
OPENING PARTY on MAY 17: 6pm-12am
Regular Gallery Hours: 12pm-7pm (May 17-21)
33 West 17th St. near 5th Ave.
Participating Artists:
Swoon / Phil Frost / Amy Franceschini / ESPO / Michel Gondry / Steve MacDonald / David Namaiki / Shepard Fairey / DAZE / Kareem Black / Peter Sutherland / Julia Chiang / Ryuta Nakajima / Massan / Brian Vernor / Benny Zenga / Fast Eddie Williams / Cheryl Dunn / Takuya Sakamoto / Madsaki / Erik Zo / Ko Masuda / Gina Marie Scardino / Erin Nicole Brown / Taliah Lempert / Amy Bolger / Steve Crandall / Tod Seelie / Daniel Leeb / Goods / Joseph Becker / Conrad Carlson / Erik Foss / Greg Ugalde / Yohei Hanazawa / Loren Purcel / Natascha Unkart / Ellis Gallagher AKA © Ellis G. / Jason Chaste / Dr. JPL / Ryan Doyle (BLBC) / Wolfgang Paperchase / Chris McNally / Mike Martin / Bradley Baker and Patty Bowman / Andrew McClintock / David Mashburn
After Party:
HOME SWEET HOME
131 Chrystie Street (Between Delancey and Broome)
Tonight I learned to tune a guitar. Last night at Ashley and (Bonfire) Madigan and Jane LeCroy’s birthday party I sang the night away and it was fun. Thursday’s Miss Rockaway Armada benefit show went very well. There are still some amazing pieces left, so if you haven’t seen the show, look at it on flickr here. Anyway, tonight I made myself tune a guitar that I brought home from Todd’s house to play. I wasn’t quite getting it perfect so he called me on the phone and listened to me tuning and we figured it out. That was pretty nice. Also, I slept till 3 and then rode my bike in the rain to coney island for the marching band thing and grub at coney island. but they did grub early so i missed it. it was a nice ride anyway.
NYC->Philly to see Dark Dark Dark (missing them with all my heart, and not just because they took Todd away, I wince at the departure of Marshall and Nona and George) at Fancy House->DC for NCOR->Philly to drop Josh off at NotSquat, 2nd visit to Finley at Fancy House->NYC to Todd’s then biked up to my house. Whew! And a 3hr boat meeting I called into. Now trying to go to bed. I need to get better at tearing my eyes from the screen.
Here’s a pic of Marshall. I miss you guys so much already.
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