232 and Independence. Was going south from the Bronx, had a slow leak. Picked up the tack on the ride up somewhere, I guess.
CBS Tonight: Report on sabotaged bike trails
Fri, 10/06/2006 - 8:11am
#51
re: Where was the location of your accident?
Fri, 10/06/2006 - 10:00am
#52
greenway by Riverbank as of yesterday
I rode the bikepath slowly downtown from the bridge yesterday, Thursday,and carefully watched for tacks.
The new tarmac by the treatment plant looked cleaner than usual....which isn't to say some tacks are not lurking....but even a lot of the broken glass is gone.
Sat, 10/07/2006 - 10:42pm
#53
GWB
Picked up a carpet tack sat afternoon just west of the east tower. While fixing flat spied another one nearby. Scanned path and found one 10 yards away. Seems like this guy is not spreading handfuls, but just a tack here and there.
Sun, 10/08/2006 - 6:20am
#54
More tacks
The tacks were on Riverside Drive in the 90's and 100's yesterday (Saturday).
Don Montalvo has photos and will post one here eventually but is currently having a problem getting the photos up.
Sun, 10/08/2006 - 6:19pm
#55
margaret cipolla a'tack'ed...assailant caught
"on 10/07/2006, near the end of an eny scouting ride, veteran cyclist margaret cipolla was a'tack'ed by a member of a notorious gang terrorizing cyclists in the ny/nj area. fortunately the assailant was nabbed at the scene of the assault when the victim noticed she had a flat. silly little tack - it should have jumped off when it had the chance."
Sun, 10/08/2006 - 6:26pm
#56
saturday's eny scouting ride
"the motionbased.com pac man :)
1. use firefox for this
2. zoom in (two notches from the top is good)
3. slow down to 1x (.5x is even better)
4. expand map to ""large"" (top right of map)
5. click the ""play"" button
note: the redlines show the sample points...motionbased gives you the option to ""correct errors"" on your rides. this means the other data (time, speed, distance, etc.) is taken into account to accurately adjust the route. the result is that instead of a shorter distance that you get if you just go by the red gps paths, you get an accurate visual and end-totals. you'll notice the pac-man slows down and even stops at the lights, and takes the proper turns. that's the ""correct errors"" function in action.
don"
Mon, 10/09/2006 - 9:07pm
#57
"I'd like to ask everyone's help in reporting the tacks to the proper authorities, ESPECIALLY on the GW Bridge. If you find tacks while you're on the bridge, pick up one of the emergency phones on the path and tell them. I've contacted a few people in the Port Authority, but they need to hear it from all sides, especially when it is happening.
You can also call the Port Authority police at 800-828-7273, or
the GWB operations center at 201-346-4100.
To report tacks on the Greenway, call 311, tell them you are reporting a problem in a city park, use ""Riverside Park"" as the name of the park and then try to give them the exact location. If they are unable to take the complaint (the lack of a street address often makes using 311 impossible), tell them to switch you to the Parks Department directly, or (if it's after hours or weekends) the Parks Enforcement Patrol, and make the report to whoever answers. If it's weekdays 9-5, you should be able to reach Crista Carmody, the Riverside Park manager who has been helping with the tack cleanup.
If you see someone spreading the tacks, observe as much as you can, get to a safe spot and call 911. This is criminal mischief and warrants a police response. If you see something on the GWB, either grab an emergency phone or head to the nearest tower, where there should be a security guard in the booth.
Finally, please send me an email about your tack incidents ([email protected]) - what day, what time, where you found the tack if you saw it on the ground, what your route was before the flat if you aren't sure. I've been passing the reports to Parks, who has been good about sending their mechanical sweeper onto the Greenway, and to the NYPD (Patrol Borough Manhattan North). I'm also going to redouble my efforts in pestering the Port Authority."
