The Commerce Bank Five Boro Bike Tour
The annual bike tour of the city, through all five boroughs: 42 miles with 30,000 cyclists.
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Last Day to Register for the Five Boro Bike Tour
By Aaron Donovan |
Today is the last day to register for the Commerce Bank Five Boro Bike Tour.
Eyes on the Street: Five Borough Bike Tour
By Jason Varone |
What a big weekend for public cycling events. This Sunday, more than 30,000 cyclists enjoyed perfect weather for the 30th anniversary of the Five Borough Bike Tour, a 42-mile traffic free ride through the city including a jaunt along the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn. It is the largest recreational cycling event in America. Photo: diddlbiker/Flickr
Who Will Lose Out If Courts Uphold NYPD’s $1 Million Bike Tour Fee?
By Stephen Miller |
NYPD’s move to reclassify the Five Boro Bike Tour as a “non-charitable” event threatens to have some very real consequences for programs that teach kids to bike in New York City. By compelling the non-profit Bike New York to pay nearly a million dollars for police support for the bike tour, NYPD is jeopardizing bike […]
NYPD Rule Would Wipe Out NYC’s Premier Bike Education Program
By Brad Aaron |
A new fee imposed by NYPD could decimate free bike education programs that serve thousands of New Yorkers, and would jeopardize the education component of the city’s bike-share program. Bike New York, organizer of the Five Boro Bike Tour, holds hundreds of cycling classes each year. Classes designed to teach kids and adults to ride […]
Commerce Bank to Cyclists: Your Money’s No Good Here
By Brad Aaron |
From a tipster comes this story of what happens when a cyclist tries to conduct business using the "vehicles only" windows at the Commerce Bank branch on Prospect Park Southwest at Park Circle. I have been a customer for almost seven years now, and last week I came to deposit a large amount just as […]
NYC Century Tour This Sunday
By Brad Aaron |
Thinking of commuting by bike but looking to get your feet wet first? Ready to take one more long communal warm-weather ride? Sunday’s 19th annual NYC Century Bike Tour might be for you. With five routes to choose from, this year’s event is expected to draw some 6,000 cyclists at all levels of experience. The […]