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Ride to Marathon Ride from Union Square
Anyone interested in meeting up in Union Square to ride out to the Marathon ride start?
NYT article about the statewide Empire State Trail
Nice Empire State Trail Travelgoue "above the (electronic) fold" in today's Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/05/nyregion/ny-empire-trail....
Last December, the Empire State Trail — a sprawling, 750-mile cyclist and pedestrian route that connects Buffalo to Albany and New York City to the Canadian border, forming what looks like a sideways T — opened to the public. Considering the pandemic bike boom, the timing was perfect.
About 400 miles of greenways, repurposed rail lines and bike paths already existed in New York. So, when the $200 million project was announced in 2017, the state rushed to fill in the gaps between them.
Ride to Marathon Ride
Is anyone from Manhattan riding to Brooklyn for start of Marathon Ride?
Hudson River Bike path Detour at 145th Street Coming Soom
Here is the message from John Herrold, the Administrator of Riverside Park:
From: Herrold, John (Parks)
Date: Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 6:04 PM
Subject: Greenway Path Diversion at 145th Street
Good Afternoon All. I hope this finds you well.
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Read 'n' retch
Central Park west drive partial closure
Is it me or is a more substantial portion of the west drive shut down this year for the race prep?
Wasn't sure if I had just gotten older and crankier.
Central Park Cyclists Beware! Guidance on Unleashed Dogs in Central Park
(This topic has been covered previously on this forum, but not for a while. It came up on a recent Strava posting by Rick Snyder, so I thought I would amplify and restate here).
New York is the only state in the country to follow an archaic two-hundred year old rule holding that there is no cause of action for negligence when a pet animal causes bodily injury, unless it can be shown that the pet owner was on notice of the animal's "vicious propensity" beforehand. In practice, this has meant that the owners of unleashed dogs who cause Central Park cyclists doing laps to fall and be injured have no responsibility to pay for medical bills or other compensation to the cyclist.
Links to vote for 2022 NYCC Board
NYCC members may now vote for the 2022 Board. Voting ends 11/9 at the Membership Meeting.
The two contested elections are Escape New York Director and Volunteer Coordinator.
Here's the relevant links:
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