The Greene Space presents WNYC’s Abandoned Bike Project

   An interesting art exhibition going on now is “The Abandoned Bike Project” at The Greene Space art gallery. The exhibition is about the eponymous title. Numerous bikes and parts are chained in New York City. For us New Yorkers we find it a normal sight, but for tourist and other visiting people they find it as an eyesore.

   A couple months ago WNYC told their listeners to map and photograph all the abandoned bikes that they saw in their neighborhood. This mission was very successful; the WNYC got more than 500 photos of rusted and dilapidated bicycles. The actual intention of making an online database of abandoned bikes in New York City was to find out how many abandoned bikes there was and to remove them. However, there’s weird loopholes making it difficult for the Department of Sanitation to remove them. A bike has to be completely rusted for it to be removed.

   I love bicycles and find it quite depressing to see a bike abandoned. Usually when I see an abandoned bike I make observations like take notice of the brand and style of the bike. Bicycles that I have read about in vintage forums or in books I have came across to them at one point while waiting for the bus tied to a pole rusting always looking very sad .I highly recommend this exhibition for any bike lover in New York City to see.The exhibition is going on now till Tuesday September 4,2012
http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2012/aug/01/abandoned-bike-street-exhibit-news-art/ 

LINE OF SIGHT - Official Trailer

I'm a big fan of fixed gear culture and love watching fixed gear related documentaries when I have time. This documentary will be about the alley cat races usually held in cities like New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and London.

Bike Lanes in Low Income Neighborhoods

   I came across this article On The L Magazine regarding bicycle lanes being built only in rich neighborhoods not in poor neighborhoods.This was a great article because I also notice this problem.I became aware of this problem last summer.I prefer to ride my bike to places in summer time for numerous of reasons to exercise,sightseeing and its Eco-friendly.I usually ride my bike around Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Astoria.I usually carry a  map because I prefer to ride in bicycle lanes.I can't go to my cousin house ,because its around Bushwick and Ridgewood since there's no bicycle lane. I completely agree with councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito when she said, "In fact, the protected bike lanes have the potential to encourage cyclists from other neighborhoods to visit our community, try out the restaurants and check out the local stores and cultural attractions. This has been the result in other cities, where bike tourism has brought more affluent consumers to neighborhoods that they would not otherwise have visited were it not for convenient bike lanes." I don't travel to other community's if they are not  bike friendly. Read the entire article here, http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/01/06/why-are-there-no-bike-lanes-in-low-income-neighborhoods?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews