People,

A shout out to 7th District Council Member Mark Levine for speaking out before Port Authority on the George Washington Bridge.  Mark's (and my own) comments to PA Commissioners  below.  

Thanks, Mark!

Neile

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Good Morning. Chairman Degnan.  Director Foye.  Commissioners. 

My name is Mark Levine. I represent the 7th District in Northern Manhattan, near the George Washington Bridge, where there is a desperate shortage of capacity for pedestrians and bicyclists currently. 

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CP is incredibly empty Thursday evening at 5:30 pm. With a good portion of the park drive fenced off, it feels even safer.

The man does work miracles !

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Riders-want-tougher-penalty-for-killing-NY-6519517.php

All,

I recently crashed, as a result of the repaving on 9W and the height difference between the shoulder and road just south of the Alpine heading North.

Anyways, I am now trying to find a new helmet to get back on the bike in a couple of weeks.  I am debating between the following helmets:

Catlike - Mixino

Kask - Vertigo 2.0

POC - Octal Race Day

Does anyone have any experience with any of these helmets and can give me your thoughts?  Crash protection and comfort are probably the two most important factors to me.

Thanks,

Mark

I plan to ride the 25 miles Bergen spin with my son, who is 12.

I am sure he can do it, as we have done similar rides in the past, including the Five Boro Bike Tour in 2014.

I did not see an age requirement on this site and I want to make sure this is ok before showing up at the start.

I would appreciate a response by any informed NYCC member.

Thanks.

Alberto Zonca
[email protected]
(917) 603-3646

I have to ship a BikeFriday tandem (two actually) to the west coast.  Each will fit in a standard bike box, or in a couple of moving boxes.  Any suggestions? UPS? Specialty bike shipping service? Other?

Thanks,

Peter

"The city Department of Transportation will have 12 new miles of protected bike lanes in place by the end of the year — as the agency starts to plan a Sixth Ave. protected bike lane between W. 14th and W. 33rd Sts."

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/cycling-101-neednt-be-collision-course/

My bike was stolen from my apartment (Williamsburg, near corner of Graham and Grand) over the weekend. Offering a $200 reward for assistance in its return in good condition.

Due to the Pope's visit. Even if the park is open at 6:00 AM Thursday, it might be difficult to get to it so that morning's ride is cancelled. We'll resume next week as usual: 6:00 AM at Tavern on the Green, 67 street and CPW.

Jerry Ross