Gloria Garcia crashed coming down a hill on Central Park's West Drive near West 80th Street on July 17th, hit her head, and died at New York Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday. Her family told the Daily News that she was cut off by a pedicab driver while riding with her 16-year-old daughter.

http://gothamist.com/2016/08/26/cyclist_deaths_2016_schenkman.php

Neat casual ride, sponsored by NYC Parks Dept.  Pre-registration (online) required (diminimous fee) on Eventbrite.com (search for ride title, per subject line). 

This salt marsh estuary of the Bronx River and in fact the Bronx River is being tremendously improved and revitalized, and this native NYer thinks it'll be really neat to follow the Greenway to Kensico and back.

Ride goes to/from the Hunts Point park - Kensico Dam.  23 miles one way, 46 round trip. Some rougher terrain so at least 25cm tires recommended. Mixed paving, conditions. Multiple bails (BYO train permit). I'm estimating a B-C pace but good bike handling skills needed.

Posted late yesterday so not sure if it will be up in time.  Here's the description below.  Meet 8:30am at Grant's Tomb.  Email me at ericdeuser AT gmail DOT com if you're interested and don't see the listing up yet. 

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The goal of this ride is to get in as much climbing as possible between the GWB and Peekskill, hopefully around 8,000'.  We’ll hit familiar climbs through Rockland County and Harriman with an ascent up Perkins.  If the legs are feeling good we can do a second repeat up Seven Lakes and Perkins from 9w.  We’ll finish with well-deserved beers and burgers/wings at the Peekskill Brewery. 

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/bicyclist-injured-swerving...

Hi all,

Looking for some "C" riders to join me on the North Fork on Saturday, Sept. 3.

Planning to start in Cutchogue and ride east to Orient Point and back - 40+ miles, with the option to add on another 15 on Shleter Island.  Great, uncrowded roads; spectacular views; seafood and WINE TASTING!!!

Paula Levine

Hey gang, we need 4 volunteers to help Hal Eskanazi out from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm on 9/16, to help promote the Escape New York. If you can give us a couple of hours, you will earn a couple of swag points! Please contact [email protected] if you can help out.

*excluding major holiday weekends

NOTE: PLANNED WEEKEND SERVICE SUSPENSION FOR FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY AND SERVICE UPGRADES

No Weekend Service to/from Christopher, 9th, 14th, 23rd, and 33rd St. PATH Stations

Saturdays at 12:10 a.m. until Mondays at 5 a.m., August 6 through December 19, 2016, excluding major holiday weekends

http://www.panynj.gov/alerts-advisories/advisories_path.html

Kind of puts a crimp in rides out of Hoboken. The PATH connection was easy.

I'll be riding up to Sharon, CT in Litchfield County, and not far from Dutchess or Berkshire Counties, on September 2, just before the start of the Labor Day Weekend.

The route is 90 miles, and I stay off Rt. 22, or any other busy roads.

Pace is B16-B18.

Would love some company. Options are 1) go part way, ride home, 2) go part/most of the way and take Metro North home, or 3) ride the whole way with me (!).

Email me if you have interest.

Ron

https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/minimum-tire-pressure/

In the early 1990s, or maybe going back to the late 1980s, Clif was the editor of the club's monthly printed newsletter and the club treasurer. 

His brother, Mike Kranish, is an investigative reporter. In 2012, when he was working for the Boston Globe, he co-wrote "The Real Romney," the newsmaking and news-breaking book about Mittens. He now works for the Washington Post and his JUST published book about Donnie, "Trump Revealed," is THE BIG NEWS item of the day. He appeared on the oh, so serious Sunday morning TV talk shows and on NPR. How good is the book? Donnie said "Don't read it. It's boring." But, as we know from his having said he gets his information from TV, Donnie doesn't read.