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Cycling in the City

by Jaqueline Woolcott, Ask NYPL
May 9, 2013

Cycling is not only great for your health; it’s better for the environment and less expensive than other forms of travel. Currently the city is working toward making NYC more friendly to cyclists and as a library we're trying to make information regarding cycling a little easier to find.

So, here are some helpful resources regarding cycling programs, biking clubs, books, blogs, and other practical guides. At the end of this post you’ll also find a list of library locations equipped with bike racks!

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A Morning Bike Ride in New York City

by Cynthia Chaldekas, Mid-Manhattan Library, Language and Literature
June 18, 2010

It was a plan to get out early and it was a plan I kept to. I carried my bike atop my shoulder down my stoop and I was on the streets of Brooklyn by 9:00 AM. The sun was shining; the air was fresh and sweet. The hot sun had not yet evaporated away the luscious morning air. It was a perfect temperature out. The light shimmered as it bounced off the buildings. I made my way through the quiet of Brooklyn, one neighborhood melding into another by way of asphalt ribbons.

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Bicycle Breakthrough

by Paula Baxter
June 11, 2009

A real fashion breakthrough occurs in the late nineteenth century with the notion of specific costumes for sports. As early as 1888, advertisements show models of “bicycle-gowns.” This would lead to the adoption of bloomers and divided, or bifurcated, skirts. Modesty and seemliness were deplored in vain. Why, that pernicious bicycle would even bring about a man and woman riding in tandem! How tame does costume of this era seem today when compared to our lycra and spandex sports outfits. Yet the revolutionary nature of this small first step toward sports clothes is more than evident. Bicycling was one more breakthrough on the road to women’s rights and liberation from 

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Cool in Your Code-Bike Month

by Sue Zeigler, Countee Cullen Branch
May 8, 2009

Psst! Have you heard? May is Bike Month in New York City! There are too many activities to report in this blog, but as a teaser, here are a few in Northern Manhattan:

  • Learn to Ride-Kids Saturday, May 9, 2009
    10 am-12 noon
    Riverside Park Promenade between 83rd and 86th
  • Learn to Ride-Kids Saturday, May 30, 2009
    10 am-12 noon
    Inwood Hill Park (Indian Road and 218th St.)

Pre-registration required: call (212) 9320-BIKE or visit Bike New York’s website (Bring your own bike and helmet.)

Have a bike but no helmet? On Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 12 noon – 4 pm, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will give away free 

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