Bicycle

The 5 Best Cycling Shops in New York

The city has made great strides to increase cycling’s safety and accessibility with new bike lanes and of course the bike share program. Whether you’re weaving in and out of the heavy traffic on your way to work, or taking a scenic ride through the suburbs, pedal straight to any of these five stores for all of the bikes, equipment and accessories you need.

2013/05/15

Citi Bike racks at 99 Bank Street in the West Village - April 30, 2013 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

West Village Apartment Building Sues Over Bike Share Racks

There have been press conferences and angry flyers slapped on Citi Bike racks, but one West Village apartment building is apparently the first legal challenge to them.

2013/04/30

A delivery man puts on his helmet outside Lenny's on 84th Street and Columbus Avenue. (credit: Stan Brooks, 1010 WINS)

City’s DOT Set To Put The Brakes On Out-Of-Control Bicycle Deliverymen

Starting Monday, the DOT will begin sending out a six-person team of inspectors who will provide information to restaurants on the Upper West Side about legal requirements as it relates to safety.

2012/07/13

Bike lockers at the Long Island Rail Road station - Bellmore, NY - Apr 4, 2012 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Eight Lucky LIRR Commuters Win Bike Locker Lottery In Bellmore

The lockers are just outside the train station and are designed to protect your bike from theft and bad weather.

2012/04/04

Leonel Lopez Hernandez and children (credit: CBS 2)

2 Face Charges In Fatal Hit And Run In New Brunswick

Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said Saturday that 37-year-old Timothy Puskas of New Brunswick was driving the sport utility vehicle that hit Leonel Hernandez.

2012/01/28

Family Man Headed Home From Work Dies In Hit And Run

Leonel Lopez Hernandez was struck and killed at the intersection of Georges Road and South Talmadge Street in New Brunswick.

2012/01/26

Teen Cyclist Hospitalized After Crash With Truck In Suffolk County

The bicyclist, Jonathan Tully, 16, was admitted to Stony Brook University Medical Center in stable but guarded condition.

2011/12/18

A Cyclist - New York, NY - Sep 15, 2011 (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Cycling On The Rise In New York City

Over the past ten years bicycle riding in New York City has quadrupled, according to DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

2011/12/09

A cyclist makes his way through Central Park - New York, NY (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Study: Approximately 1,000 Pedestrians Struck By Bikes Annually In New York

As Mayor Michael Bloomberg moves forward with his initiative to add bike lanes throughout New York City and a proposed bike-sharing system, a new study may have some wanting him to hit the brakes.

2011/09/19

Alta Bicycle Share demo (credit: bikesharephiladelphia/Flickr)

Bike Share Program To Hit City Streets Next Summer

With the bike share program, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan the city is reinventing the wheel by providing an affordable and 24-hour accessible transportation alternative.

2011/09/14

Report: High Bicycle Fatality Rate On Long Island

Contributing factors ranged from drunken motorists to cyclists who failed to stop at red lights. Another was drivers who said they didn’t see the bike until it was too late.

2011/07/14

Victims Of School Bus, Car Crash In Lakewood Still Critical

Police were investigating whether a driver from Switzerland ran a stop sign and slammed into a school bus, causing the bus to roll on its side in Lakewood.

2011/05/10

A man rides a bicycle through Times Square - File / Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

City Council Moves To Require Tracking Of Bicycle Accidents

A quarter of a million people ride bicycles in New York City each day, but how safe are they, and how safe are pedestrians from them?

2011/02/17

NJ Lawmaker Backs Off Of Bicycle License Plate Idea

Under the bill proposed by Essex County Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, riders or their parents would have to pay $10 a year to register their bikes with the state.

2011/01/13

Cards, Game Of Life Among Toy Hall Of Fame Inductees

Anyone for Go Fish? From gin rummy to solitaire to Texas Hold ‘em, card-playing has been universally enjoyed across centuries by people of all cultures, skills and ages.

2010/11/04

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