Tag: bicycling

September 12, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 80 Degrees.

Blind lawyer Richard Bernstein was hit by a bicyclist last week, fracturing his pelvis and hip, bloodying his face, and causing him to have to drop out of the New York City marathon. He had been walking in the park at East 90th Street wearing a bright yellow shirt and ...

August 9, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 86 Degrees.

This Saturday, the city's Summer Streets program is back, meaning Park Avenue and connecting streets will be car-free from 72nd Street all the way down to the Brooklyn Bridge from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. You can even get a free bike helmet at

Delivery bicyclists want to get you your food fast, because you demand speedy sustenance. But in the process a lot of them are breaking the law by riding in the wrong direction down the street, not wearing proper gear, or otherwise endangering pedestrians. The NYPD doesn't really enforce the rules, ...

July 24, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 90 Degrees.

May 31, 2012 Weather:Sunny, High of 79 Degrees.

The city is planning to add two new bike lanes to the 72nd Street transverse in Central Park, reducing car traffic on the road from two lanes to one. The lanes, one traveling East and one traveling West, will stretch from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, according to Streetsblog ...

The city is rolling out a big bike share program that will let New Yorkers rent bikes from docking stations and then return them to other docking stations near their destinations. The program is expected to start next summer, but before then the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District is letting ...

August 5, 2011 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms, High of 83 Degrees. News: Fairway is selling a new kind of bread dedicated to Simon & Garfunkel. "Scarborough Fair" bread is made with "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme..." Unfortunately, it's only available at the new Upper East Side location for now even though ...

By Maria Gorshin Living in a boredom-free zone is one of the perks of city living that I’m especially grateful for when friends and relatives come to visit. In a quieter setting I have to rely on my iffy skills as a hostess and activity planner to keep my guests ...

By Maria Gorshin Did you know that New York is the birthplace of the bike path? Brooklyn was the first city in the country where citizens could enjoy a sliver of public road for the purpose and pleasure of getting around on two wheels. That was back in 1894. I ...