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With lawsuit and nets, city keeps chasing Critical Mass http://www.thevillager.com/villager_100/whitlawsuitandnet.html The Villager March 30th, 2005 By Jefferson Siegel In the city’s latest legal maneuver against the monthly Critical Mass bike ride in Manhattan, just days before last Friday’s ride, the city issued a controversial summons to four members of Time’s Up!, an environmental action group… read more

Matthew Roth, Bicycle Enthusiast, Time’s Up http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2005/04/29/matthew_roth_bicycle_enthusiast_times_up.php April 29, 2005 By Mindy Bond Gothamist With Bike Month NYC coming up and Critical Mass celebrating its 12th birthday tonight, Gothamist thought we’d talk to a bike enthusiast. Matthew Roth has ridden in upwards of 35 Critical Mass rides, is a volunteer with Time’s Up and is… read more

Flouting Arrest on 2 Wheels, for the Monthly Crime of Pedaling Without a Permit http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/nyregion/04about.html New York Times May 4th, 2005 By Dan Barry BARBARA ROSS is 41 and lives on the Lower East Side. Several times a week, she straps on a blue helmet and rides her bicycle through the streets of this city.… read more

Leaving their mark for auto victims http://thevillager.com/villager_111/leavingtheirmark.html The Villager June 15th, 2005 To memorialize bicyclists and pedestrians slain by automobiles and focus attention on the dangers on the road, Time’s Up!, the East Village-based environmental group, Tuesday night resurrected a former campaign: stenciling the outline of a full body and the names of victims and… read more

Bicyclists mourn fallen riders, demand safe streets http://www.thevillager.com/villager_112/bicyclistmornfallenriders.html The Villager June 22nd, 2005 By Jefferson Siegel Last Thursday, a somber procession of bicyclists pedaled from Park Slope in Brooklyn to City Hall. The memorial ride of more than 100 cyclists was born of a combination of anger, frustration and activism. So far this year, nine… read more

On Roads Where They Fell, Bicyclists Are Remembered http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/nyregion/26memorial.html New York Times June 26th, 2005 By Colin Moynihan The day after Andrew Ross Morgan was killed when his bicycle and a furniture truck collided at a Manhattan intersection, a bouquet of lilies stood nearby in a metal coffee can; a scrap of paper on a… read more

Brooklyn cyclists mourn woman killed on 5th Avenue; demand safer streets Park Slope Courier July 4th, 2005 By Charles Hack A circle of mourners silently stood in Park Slope a week after a cyclist was killed in Manhattan — the fourth in the city over the last two months. Next to a daisy-adorned white bicycle… read more

Bicycling activists don’t take a summer vacation http://www.thevillager.com/villager_114/bicyclingactivists.html The Villager July 6th, 2005 By Jefferson Siegel As summer sets in, vacationers are driving out of the city in droves. Many cars sport bike racks for those weekend cyclists who enjoy pedaling down a deserted country lane. For those in the city who commute to work… read more

At anniversary of Critical Mass crackdown, 48 arrests http://thevillager.com/villager_122/atanniversaryofcriticalmas.html The Villager Aug. 31 – Sep 06, 2005 By Jefferson Siegel In August 2004, the Critical Mass ride before the Republican Convention saw 5,000 cyclists pedal out of Union Square. Two hundred sixty-four would be arrested, including many who gathered in front of St. Mark’s Church… read more

Clowns serious about parking in bike lanes http://www.thevillager.com/villager_122/clownsesriousabout.html Aug. 31 – Sep 06, 2005 Tues., Aug. 23, was declared Bike Lane Liberation Day by bicycle activists. Dressed as clowns, a group from Time’s Up! and other riders cruised throughout the East Village and Downtown, looking for vehicles parked or stopped in bike lanes. When they… read more

Number of Biking Fatalities Up in New York http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-bicycle-politics,0,5967796.story November 22, 2005 By David B. Caruso New York Newsday NEW YORK — Jen Shao, the immigrant owner of a Chinatown souvenir shop, wasn’t trying to make a political statement as she pedaled her bicycle through downtown Manhattan. The 65-year-old woman biked, her family told reporters,… read more

Wheels are turning as 8th Ave. bike lane is planned http://www.thevillager.com/villager_134/wheelsareturningas8th.html November 23-29, 2005 By Jefferson Siegel The Villager There is light at the end of the bike lane. Last week, Community Board 4’s Transportation Committee voted to send to the full board a proposal for creating an Eighth Ave. bike lane from the Village… read more

City’s cyclists pay tribute to fallen riders http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Citys_cyclists_pay_tribute_to_fallen_riders/597.html New York Metro January 8, 2006 By Amy Zimmer NOLITA – A group of roughly 100 cyclists rode somberly to the corner of Houston and Elizabeth streets Sunday. They placed carnations and candles at the base of a white “ghost bike” to memorialize where Andrew Ross Morgan,… read more

Cycling Advocates Call for Safer Conditions http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-1-11/36775.html Epoch Times International January 11, 2006 By Evan Mantyk NEW YORK – Floating five feet in the air, 100 bikes glistened in the afternoon sun at the corner of East Houston and Elizabeth Street. The bikes were held high in the hands of cyclists on Jan. 8 in… read more

City Rebuffed in Trying to Bar Mass Bike Rides http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/nyregion/16critical.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1140293523-1GosA1Zq4d2/08A/IkXtaA New York Times February 16, 2006 By Jim Dywer For 18 months, the city has spared few efforts — on the street or in courts — to clamp down on a group bicycle ride in Manhattan called Critical Mass that the authorities say causes havoc… read more

Critical Mass victory: Judge: Bike rides not parades http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Critical_Mass_victory/1165.html Metro February 16, 2006 By Amy Zimmer MANHATTAN — The state Supreme Court yesterday ruled against the city in its fight to shut down the monthly Critical Mass bike rides. The city filed a lawsuit against four volunteers from Times Up! — a pro-bicycle advocacy group… read more

Judge Tells City, Critical Mass Can Go On http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/02/16/judge_tells_cit.php Gothamist February 16, 2006 By Jen Chung A state judge ruled that the city cannot bar Critical Mass ride, which comes after last month’s ruling that the rides do not need permits. The NY Times details the ruling: Calling the city’s legal strategy against the ride… read more

Police may be backpedaling from crackdown on cyclists http://thevillager.com/villager_148/policemaybebackpedaling.html The Villager March 1-7, 2006 Jefferson Siegel Activists distributing fliers to police. Officers ticketing cyclists and allowing them to ride away. The monthly Critical Mass ride is evolving again and tensions between riders and police may even be easing a bit. Two weeks after a state… read more

Critical Mass rides gearing up http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-mass0309,0,5039163.story?coll=am-topheadlines amNewYork March 9, 2006 Justin Rocket Silverman The city may be fighting a losing battle against the Critical Mass bike rides. As warmer weather promises to bring even larger crowds to the rides, observers wonder whether the recent court setbacks will affect police enforcement. Last month, a state judge… read more

FBI, police spying is rising, groups allege http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0323/p03s03-ussc.html The Christian Science Monitor March 23, 2006 Alexandra Marks Inside the Time’s UP! office on Houston Street in Manhattan, pictures of people taking part in an environmental protest line an old refrigerator. In one, a man with short hair and a chiseled physique is talking on his… read more

Police, bicyclists can get along http://www.brooklynpapers.com/html/issues/_vol29/29_13/29_13bp.pdf (Page 3) The Brooklyn Papers April 1, 2006 Ariella Cohen Bicycle riders and police can be friends after all — almost. Fifteen cops and 100 bicyclists — some Brooklynites and some in the bridge-and-tun-nel crowd — participated in the “Critical Mass” bike ride through Downtown and Brownstone Brooklyn last… read more

After-Dark Bicycle Rallies http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/14/travel/escapes/14ahead.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1145225833-VHkjnxSfNFcrwgs6hswbWA New York Times April 14, 2006 By Johanna Jainchill CONVENTIONAL wisdom says that when the sun goes down it is time to leave the local park. But riders at the Central Park Moonlight Rides in New York are far from conventional. At 10 p.m. on the first Friday of every month,… read more

Keeping it wheel: In a politically charged climate, the Bicycle Film Festival rolls on. http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles2/554/around_town/keeping_it_wheel.xml Time Out New York May 11-17, 2006 By Alec Appelbaum Ever since police arrested dozens of cyclists during the 2004 Republican National Convention-ostensibly because suicide bombers can sneak into crowds on bikes- bike-loving New Yorkers have felt little love from… read more

VILLAGE VOICE – The Best of NYC 2006 BEST ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION ON TWO WHEELS – TIME’S UP http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2006/category/people/311 Sometimes you can gauge a gadfly’s success by the backlash it creates. Drivers don’t much care for members of Time’s Up, especially when they’re stuck behind the wheel as phalanxes of bicyclists cruise by during Critical Mass… read more

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/nyregion/03bike.html The New York Times December 3, 2006 Drunken Driver Kills Rider on Bicycle Path, Police Say By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and KATE HAMMER A drunken driver mistakenly turned onto a Hudson River bike path in Manhattan and drove nearly a mile before killing a 22-year-old bicyclist Friday night, the police said yesterday. The driver,… read more

August 30, 2004 Disproportionate Majority of RNC Arrests, Over 350, Target Peaceful Cyclists Cycling Organizations Call for End to NYPD Intimidation and Trumped-Up Charges for Citation-Level Infractions With Sunday’s massive arrest of over 80 cyclists — adhering to traffic regulations at the time of their apprehension — the total number of bicycling-related arrests during the… read more

September 17, 2004 Manhattan D.A. Begins Releasing Bicycles Seized During RNC NEW YORK CITY — As the Manhattan D.A.’s office begins releasing bicycles to the large number of cyclists arrested during the Republican National Convention, environmental advocacy group TIME’S UP! has harsh criticism for NYPD and other city officials who warehoused cyclists and then their… read more

October 26th, 2004 New York City Asks Federal Judge to Shut Down Monthly Critical Mass Bike Rides Peaceful Pro-Cycling Event Takes Place in 400 Cities Worldwide Five Cyclists Filed Suit to Prevent the NYPD From Arbitrarily Confiscating Bikes; City Responds by Attacking Cycling Tradition NEW YORK (October 26, 2004) Lawyers from the City of New… read more

December 30th, 2004 In Two-Wheeled Victory Lap, Critical Mass Cyclists to Celebrate Federal Ruling on New Year’s EveRiders to Drop Off Coats at NYPD Precinct in First “Winter-Coat Drive Critical Mass” New York, NY — Hundreds of cyclists will gather Friday for their monthly Critical Mass ride to celebrate last week’s federal court decision, in… read more

February 24, 2005 City Continues to Waste Tens of Thousands of Dollars Prosecuting Critical Mass Bike RidesBike Riders Urge City to Spend $$$ on Housing, Education New York, NY — Manhattan’s car-clogged streets will once again be reclaimed by hundreds of cyclists this Friday during the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. At least one arrest… read more

March 27, 2005 Statement by Norman SiegelRe: In an Affront to First Amendment Rights, New York City SuesTIME’S UP! Nonprofit Environmental Group and Continues to Criminalize Critical Mass Bicycle Ride   NEW YORK, New York — On Friday evening, the NYPD continued its campaign to criminalize Critical Mass Bike Rides. Once again, an inordinate amount… read more

March 27, 2005 In an Affront to First Amendment Rights, New York City SuesTIME’S UP! Nonprofit Environmental Group and Continues to Criminalize Critical Mass Bicycle RideFreedom of Speech and Assembly under attack NEW YORK, New York — On March 22, 2005, The City of New York filed suit against TIME’S UP! and four of its… read more

June 16, 2005 NYC Cyclists Demand Protection from Deadly Traffic Ride from crash scene in Brooklyn to City Hall NEW YORK, New York — At 8:00 am on Thursday, June 16th, cyclists representing an alliance of New York City bicycle groups will embark on a Vigil Ride from 5th Avenue and Warren Street in Brooklyn… read more

June 28, 2005 Simultaneous Memorials for Four Cyclist Deaths Silent Memorials in 4 Separate Locations Where Cyclists Were Killed Within the Last 2 Months NEW YORK, New York — At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 29th, cyclists and volunteers with TIME’S UP! Environmental and Bicycle Advocacy group will initiate four separate and simultaneous direct action… read more