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.

Is anyone from Manhattan riding to Brooklyn for start of Marathon Ride?

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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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.

(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. 

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: 

Candidate Statements

Link to Vote

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When can we begin voting? Thank you

I am very happy to report we have a new NYCC librarian.  Welcome Julie Blackburn! 

Julie is an experienced ride leader of B & C rides, former Board member (C-Rides Coordinator), and she has created many new routes for our library mostly in the five boroughs and inland New Jersey.

As Julie comes on board, Carol Waaser, who with Hank has been our longtime co-anchor and co-creator of the great resource the library is today, will be taking a sabbatical.  Though as librarians I have no doubt we will be tapping into Carol’s unparalleled knowledge of our library, going forward new ride submissions and/or library thoughts and feedback should be directed to just Hank, Julie and me.