January Member Mixer - Roll it Forward
Roll it Forward! Mixer — Come listen to a panel of five cutting edge cycling organizations discuss how they are making NYC a better place to ride. Moderated by Streetsblog's Deputy Editor David Meyer. Live audience Q&A participation encouraged
Date: Jan 9, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm, program begins at 6:30
Location: Connolly's, 121 W. 45th St, btw 6th Ave and Broadway
David Meyer, Deputy Editor, Streetsblog NYC
Born and raised in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, David fell in love with journalism as a kid accompanying his reporter dad on stories while school was out. A reporter at Streetsblog from 2015 to 2019, David returned as Streetsblog Deputy Editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post. David lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A link to his recent posts can be found here.
If you have questions you'd like posed, email [email protected]
Dan Convissor
Bike Tarrytown seeks to improve the economy and health of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown by fostering better transportation. Their campaigns include Broadway for Everyone to implement complete streets; to keep the Mario M. Cuomo bike path open 24/7; and a Route 119 redesign to connect the Mario Cuomo with the Old Croton Aqueduct and North-South County Trailway
Vanika Mock, Yolunda Silver, Desia McCannon, Lisa Gillespie
Black Girls Do Bike, NYC celebrates and encourages cycling for BIPOC women. [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color]. BGDB-NY’s projects include the Very Pink October Breast Cancer awareness ride and helping to coordinate the Juneteenth NYC Harlem Skyscraper Children’s Race and Ride Clinic.
Daniel Flanzig, Marty Buchman
New York Bicycling Coalition advocates for pro-bicycle and pro-pedestrian policies and funding at all levels of government, educates New Yorkers about bicycle safety and the benefits of bicycling, provides technical assistance and support to advocates and government entities, and promotes bicycle tourism across the state.
Joshua Terefe
OutCycling is an LGBTQ+ cycling network for everyone. [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer-or-questioning PLUS all of the gender identities and sexual orientations that letters and words cannot yet fully describe]. Their mission is to provide bicycling activities and promote bicycling as a means of recreation, fitness, and fun. They believe in cycling’s physical and emotional health benefits—and strive to share that with everyone.
The RIF! award helps fund its Fearless Flyers Youth Cycling Program which teaches youth ages 16-25 cycling and leadership skills and provides graduates a free bike and safety equipment.
Seth Reichlin, Shepard Grinker
Palisades MTB is a group of cycling enthusiasts with our sights set on establishing spectacular mountain bike trails in the Palisades Region. Mountain biking is currently not available in the vast majority of beautiful parks in Orange Rockland and Bergen Counties. In March 2015 we formed Palisades MTB to change that. As a chapter of IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) we are working with other user groups to petition park managers for trail access.
Streetsblog NYC
David Meyer
Streetsblog NYC covers the five boroughs of New York and transportation policy in Albany. Streetsblog is read by influential public officials and ordinary citizens who passionate about their communities. Their stories have made the case for progressive policy changes that are saving lives—disproportionately lost in communities of color; expanding access to affordable transportation; and creating a more sustainable future.
We encourage NYCC members to review these organizations' work and consider them as part of your annual charitable giving. They’re local, they make the New York a better place to bike and they're small—so your contribution will make an impact!
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