Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Celebrity Cyclists

Utility Cycling Tips From Bike Zealot Martha Stewart

By Brad Aaron | Apr 28, 2011 | 11 Comments

In addition to nerve-wracking weather, one sure sign of spring is the re-emergence of the bicycle as pop culture totem. If you’re on many catalogue mailing lists, you’ve probably seen them — gleaming utility bikes and cruisers at the ready as toned and tanned models relax at the outdoor cafe or by the pool. And […]

Streetsblog Stalkerazzi Spots Tim Robbins on Two Wheels

By Brad Aaron | Jul 10, 2009 | 15 Comments

Here’s Tim Robbins, spotted today by Clarence Eckerson in Madison Square Park. Though The Rectifier looks none too pleased about being photographed by the bike paparazzi, we were assured that he waved after this snap was taken. Be a StreetStalker: Send us your celeb cycling shots.

Brian Lehrer’s Bike Stolen — How Should He Lock Up His Next Ride?

By Ben Fried | Jun 1, 2009 | 26 Comments

Via the Facebook news service (subscription required), WNYC’s morning radio host reports that thieves have spirited away his bicycle, and he’s thinking about how to secure his next ride. If you’re Brian Lehrer’s Facebook friend, you can now follow what promises to be an encyclopedic discussion of bicycle locking. Do we sense an opening on […]

Tom Brady, and Baby Jack, Bike in Boston

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2009 | 8 Comments

As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I’m pretty much required to hate Tom Brady. However, two Super Bowl wins in the last four seasons (that’d be six all told, but who’s counting?) have salved the wounds of those AFC championship losses at the hands of Brady in 2001 and 2004. And hey, the man rides a […]