Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Critical Mass

Easy Riders: Brooklyn Critical Mass Rolls With the NYPD

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 6, 2006 | 9 Comments

Here is a nice piece of correspondence from Streetsblog reader and Brooklyn Critical Mass rider Rich Krollman. If you have a photo or story that you’d like to see published on the blog, we really appreciate reader submissions. Send yours along by clicking "Eyes on the Street" in the upper left corner. We’ll be improving our content […]

Fighting the NYPD’s “Parade” Rules

By Glenn McAnanama | Aug 15, 2006 | No Comments

Starting August 24, the NYPD’s new "Parade" rules will take effect unless the Mayor or City Council take action to stop them. What would these new rules mean to everyday people? Any group of two (yes, 2) or more cyclists or pedestrians traveling down a public street, who violate any traffic law, rule or regulation […]

Public Forum on NYPD Bike/Ped Rule Changes

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 10, 2006 | No Comments

Thursday, August 17, 7 pmSt. Mark’s Church (2nd Avenue and 10th Street)People’s Public Forum on NYPD Rule Changes On July 18, 2006 the New York City Police Department proposed changing City rules regarding parade permits. The changes will put bike rides, walks, jogs and other events under the Police Department’s direct control and will greatly […]

Another Critical Mass Report from July

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 10, 2006 | 1 Comment

Catching up today on some interesting items that I somehow missed over the couple of weeks. Here is a report on July’s Critical Mass ride from Will at NYTurf: The police moved into traffic with their scooters, swerving between cars and bikes, without their sirens on. It’s really hard to understand what they want you to do […]

Critical Mass Brooklyn

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 9, 2006 | 2 Comments

Friday, August 11, 2006, 7 pm Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, (Prospect Park, North) and Bklyn End of Williamsburg BridgeCritical Mass Brooklyn Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising our right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly […]