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Hipster cyclists fuming over Brooklyn Paper 'protecting' Williamsburg 'Krazy Glue vigilante'

Author: 
RICH CALDER
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
August 16, 2010

"No bike in Williamsburg is safe" and, apparently, neither is the newspaper and reporter who broke the news.

Submitted by volunteer on October 19, 2010 - 15:17. categories [ ]

Local Paper Eggs On Anonymous Bike Vandal

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
August 10, 2010
Image: 
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In an exclusive scoop, The Brooklyn Paper reports that an unidentified asshole in Williamsburg is going around squirting Krazy Glue into bike locks, because, as he puts it, "There is a bike crisis.

Image Caption: 
Must be the Crusader's day off.
Submitted by volunteer on October 18, 2010 - 11:31. categories [ ]

It’s A Wheely Bad Time on the Williamsburg Bridge

Author: 
Aaron Short
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
April 15, 2010

Pedestrians and bicyclists were at each other's throats this week on the remaining Williamsburg Bridge bike path now that the city has closed the southern lane for repairs that will drag on through

Why Cops Should Live in the Hood: Talking Traffic With Peter Moskos

Author: 
Brad Aaron
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
April 13, 2010

To get an idea of what police think about pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and maintaining peace on the streets, who better to ask than a cop?

Clash of the Bearded Ones

Subtitle: 
Hipsters, Hasids, and the Williamsburg street.
Author: 
Michael Idov
Media Outlet: 
New York Magazine
Date: 
April 11, 2010

On a windy Monday night, Pete's Candy Store--a bar in Williamsburg with a railcar-shaped performance space in the back--is crammed to capacity with the thin and the bearded.

Submitted by volunteer on April 19, 2010 - 14:29. categories [ ]

'Riverfest' Could Lead to Safer Cycling

Author: 
Yael Levy
Media Outlet: 
Riverdale Press
Date: 
April 1, 2010

Two weeks ago my friend, Meg Charlop, died cycling to work in the Bronx after swerving to avoid an opening car door and being struck by a bus.

Crack-down on Traffic Dangers

Subtitle: 
Government needs to take charge of lawless driving, biking and other menaces
Author: 
Bette Dewing
Media Outlet: 
Our Town
Date: 
March 17, 2010

Here's to posters and banners in every government office reminding legislators that their first Constitutional duty is to protect public safety, especially now, when they're planning to cut budget

Submitted by volunteer on March 24, 2010 - 15:34. categories [ ]

Crack-down on Traffic Dangers

Author: 
Bette Dewing
Media Outlet: 
West Side Spirit
Date: 
March 18, 2010

Here's to posters and banners in every government office reminding legislators that their first Constitutional duty is to protect public safety, especially now, when they're planning to cut budget

Submitted by volunteer on March 24, 2010 - 15:16. categories [ ]

From “Hey, You #*%!!” To “Dear Driver”

Author: 
Mary Beth Kelly
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
March 4, 2010

It's hard to be nice when you're angry. Once your sympathetic nervous system kicks in -- the fight or flight response -- it is such a challenge to regulate your affect. I know.

Submitted by volunteer on March 10, 2010 - 14:24. categories [ ]