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Hello, I'm new to NYCC and my first ride is Saturday. We meet at Sakura Park. I was thinking of riding straight over through Randalls Island. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.

I'm asking because I'm still new to New York. I took my bike over the 59th street bridge to CP a few days ago. I'm sure there is a better way, but the the way I took from the bridge to the park was horrible. I can't believe I wasn't hit by a car. So this time I'm going to ask for some advice rather than get turned into a pancake.

Thank you.

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Red lights in the Park 4/10/13

Submitted by Ghostrider on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 11:37pm

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Hey everybody, Chico here, I was at the Boathouse today when I saw a cyclist get stopped for slowly running the red light right in front of the BH. There was nobody in the cross walk, and the cyclist wasn't riding wrecklessly. He was stopped, and due to not having a photo ID, he was taken away in handcuffs. I watched them load him, and his bike into a NYPD van, and I was told he would "just be brought to the precinct for identification". I was told that thanks to the CP Captain, red light enforcement is being scrutininzed again, so be careful. And sidenote, as I was stopping for the light at around 63rd, another cyclist stopped abruptly along side me, a woman on her bike behind him jammed her brakes, and went over her bars onto her face.

NYC Cycling Jerseys

Submitted by Jlpedata on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 5:54pm

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Represent your boro in one of these cool jerseys.

www.peaceloveandpedals.com

What I learned at the panel meeting last night. (You don't wanna know.)

Submitted by RRosenthal on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 3:28pm

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Inspector Hurly, NYPD: Most cyclists are responsible for their own deaths.

TA exec. director Paul White decorously stuffed that wrong-headed thought right back down the inspector's throat by observing dead cyclists have a certain inability to testify to the contrary. (Of course the sarcasm is mine, not Paul's. As noted, he is much too decorous.)

CP precinct commander Capt. Corey: "We are always doing enforcement."

Me: Ya think? Does this really require a rejoinder? OK, I'll go first: I've been riding in the park for 33 years. I've yet to see a driver ticketed for speeding or being in the park when cars were not allowed in the park. But I'm open to the fact you have.

YEA! Five Boro Bike Tour -- Bike NY drops NYPD in court!

Submitted by AGarcia on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 1:37pm

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This just in---NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/boro-bike-tour-doesn-pay-1m-police-fee-judge-article-1.1312683

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 12:01 PM

The Five Boro Bike Tour will take place on May 5 without the operators having to pay nearly $1 million to cover traffic control costs to the NYPD, a Manhattan judge signaled Wednesday.