5 Boro Bike Tour 2008
May 5th, 2008
30,000 bicyclists came through Dumbo on Front Street yesterday in the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour. The tour began in Battery Park and ended in Staten Island in the 42 mile event through New York City.
A few more photos on Flickr.
Also: {Last year’s tour}
May 5th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I wish they change the route of this thing. me and my dog almost got hit by 3 morons riding their bikes on the sidewalk ! WTF ??? I GUESS WE DON’T HAVE ANY RIGHTS ON THAT DAY !
May 6th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Sounds like NIMBY to me. One day a year, a few hours, signs posted ahead of time and you still can’t make an accommodation?
I wish they’d change the route of the Marathon so I can cross the road when I want to every fall!! Gimme my rights!!
May 6th, 2008 at 10:52 am
The signs simply said “no parking” not “street closed to cross traffic”.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I’ve been a marshal for a number of years and was even hit once standing on the Verezano Bridge. I find that a “herd” or maybe “slow stampede” mentality develops when there are large groups of riders.
I wonder where they learned this? Maybe while driving their cars; especially on highways. There the mentality is “the road is mine- get off it or die…pidgeon, cat, raccoon, deer, bicyclist, etc.
The no parking sign comment is definitely valid.
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:09 pm
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