2012-10-31 – NYC volunteers drain basements with bicycles – Cyclelicious

NYC volunteers drain basements with bicycles
Cyclelicious
October 31, 2012
By Richard Masoner

http://www.cyclelicio.us/2012/nyc-drain-flooded-basement-bicycle/

Volunteers with Times Up use a pedal powered water pump and a bucket brigade to empty a flooded basement on Avenue C in the East Village, Manhattan. Enough power was also available from the bike powered alternator to charge mobile phones.

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