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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 […]

New York Magazine on the “Atlantic Yards” Project

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 7, 2006 | 1 Comment

For a few years now, the city’s media elite has studiously avoided serious, honest coverage of Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project. That is why it is so refreshing to see that this week’s New York magazine is running the single best story on the mega-development project that I have yet seen in any mainstream […]

B.I.K.E. at the Rooftop Film Festival

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 4, 2006 | No Comments

Friday August 4, 2006The roof of 210 Cook Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn 8:30 pm – Live Music by Vaz (click for info)9:00 pm – ShowtimeRunning time: 1:29:00 B.I.K.E.A feature-length documentary by Jacob Septimus & Anthony Howard If you’ve been to underground noise rock shows, dangerous loft parties in derelict areas, or unlawful bicycle events in the streets, […]

Community Board Forums on “Atlantic Yards”

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 3, 2006 | No Comments

Thursday, August 3, 6 – 8 pmThree separate locations. See below. Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6 & 8 to hold Public Forums on "Atlantic Yards." In the absence of an official role in reviewing the "Atlantic Yards" project, thanks to the state’s takeover, our local Community Boards have announced that they will hold simultaneous public […]

Gridlock in Williamsburg

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2006 | No Comments

While we’re on the topic of Williamsburg, this lengthy piece of original reporting on NYTurf is worth a read if you didn’t catch it when it was filed a couple of weeks ago: How the City Has Left Williamsburg in a Traffic Jam When the Department of Planning puts together projects like the Williamsburg Waterfront Redevelopment, the […]

Bedford Avenue Bike Parking Update

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2006 | No Comments

A knowledgeable correspondent explains why the Williamsburg bike parking facility is being held up: The Bedford Avenue L Subway Station bike parking improvements are being held up by funding problems. State Assemblyman Joe Lentol has secured funding for the project, but Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has delayed the release of the funding because there was some […]

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