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River Road

Submitted by RTellerman on Sat, 12/07/2024 - 12:29pm

Is River Road currently open and doable? TIA

new bike bridge installed in Tarrytown

Submitted by HBorgeson on Sat, 11/30/2024 - 8:47am

Saw this new bike-ped bridge in place but not open yesterday just south of the Cuomo Bridge: https://wrrv.com/pedestrian-bridge-tarrytown-ny/ 

Something to look forward to!

Death of Cyclist in Paris Lays Bare Divide in Mayor’s War Against Cars

Submitted by Steve Vaccaro on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 11:42pm

"The incident sparked more than 200 protests across France, including one on Oct. 19 that gathered roughly 1,000 people in Paris. It has also spurred cyclists to talk about road rage they have experienced from drivers; some have even likened it to the #MeToo movement."

By Richard Fausset and Ségolène Le Stradic

Richard Fausset and Ségolène Le Stradic reported from Paris.
Nov. 29, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ET

It sent a shock through Paris, a city striving to transform itself into one of the great cycling metropolises in the world: a bicycle rider, crushed under the wheels of an SUV in a bike lane just a few yards from La Madeleine, the landmark neoclassical church, in what prosecutors suspect was a deliberate act of road rage.

from the NY Times about Central Park

Submitted by HDershowitz on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 8:58am
  

Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’ll find out about new recommendations for the roads that loop through Central Park. We’ll also look at data showing that one in eight students in the city’s public school system was homeless last year.

River Rd/Henry Hudson Dr. - closed?

Submitted by EODonnell on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 9:30am

Does anyone have any info on this?

See below.  I have no idea about the reality here.  Is the road open?  Closed?  Fires?

https://www.njpalisades.org/

Seasonal Maintenance closures:
Henry Hudson Drive between Englewood and Alpine will be closed to all use on weekends beginning November 9.
Other closures on park roads will be occurring during weekdays — please heed all signs and park personnel so we can safely complete this important work!

 

Question for the two club presidential candidates.

Submitted by RRosenthal on Fri, 11/08/2024 - 2:50am

Question for the two candidates for club president: It is said over and over we are an all-volunteer club and it is true professionally credentialed club members have done legal and tax fililng work for the club for free. Yet, breaking with the at least 40 year club tradition that club apparel design is also done for free by a club member, under the stewardship of the club president and presumably other officers, a jersey designer was awarded the contract (i.e.

Is there a tutorial anywhere?  I cannot understand why I cannot copy and paste a route onto one of my ride listing?  Help  Thank you 

Greenway impassible (closed) north of GWB?

Submitted by April on Wed, 11/06/2024 - 12:41am

I don't remember where I heard it. Can anyone confirm or refute?

ZwiftRide "smart bike" thoughts?

Submitted by graham1 on Sun, 11/03/2024 - 10:28am

Hello, I'm thinking about getting one of these for my apartment and since there's no showroom in the city to try it out, thought I'd post here:

Does anyone have one of these and would they offer a quick review?  thanks so much.

 

 

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