Press Coverage

Tickets to Ride Daily News August 24, 2006 Michael Schwartz read more

No Mercy for Rev Daily News August 22, 2006 By Elizabeth Hays read more

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Police Move To Ease Rules For Protests  NY Times August 8, 2006 By Al Baker http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/19/nyregion/19protest.html?_r=0  The Police Department has scaled back plans to require permits for small protests or processions, abandoning proposals that would have required such permits when pedestrians gather on the sidewalk, or when as few as two bicyclists or walkers ignore… read more

The Villager Gerard Flynn August 16 – 22, 2006 http://www.thevillager.com/villager_172/withdeaths.html With four more cyclists killed in traffic accidents in New York over the past 10 days, biking enthusiasts are questioning whether their safety is a priority for the Bloomberg administration. The fatalities come as the Police Department is currently pushing new rules restricting public assembly,… read more

Riders Keep On Rolling The Villager August 2, 2006 By Jefferson Siegel http://thevillager.com/villager_170/riderskeeponrolling.html Despite the recent announcement that the Police Department plans to revise permit regulations to require groups of 20 or more bicyclists — and even pairs of bicyclists — to obtain a permit to bike together, Critical Mass was back in action last… read more

Cyclists say new rules ride roughshod on liberties http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_168/cyclistsaynewrules.html By Jefferson Siegel In a move that caught political activists and cycling groups by surprise, the Police Department last week announced a proposed “clarification” of rules governing a host of events, from public gatherings to political protests to the monthly Critical Mass bike rides. The proposal,… read more

The New York Sun JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN July 20, 2006 www.nysun.com/article/36414 The city has been quietly settling cases with several dozen people arrested during the 2004 Republican National Convention. The plainpngs, a mix of protesters and passers-by, are each being offered between $2,500 and $7,500, four lawyers who represent separate groups of plainpngs said yesterday. Several… read more

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2 Cyclists, 1 Walker Killed In Traffic Accidents  The Villager July 4, 2006 By Albert Amateau http://thevillager.com/villager-165/2cyclists1walker.html A Brooklyn filmmaker bicycling in the rain to his job on the West Side on Monday morning died when he fell under the wheels of an 18-wheel truck on a stretch of W. Houston St. under reconstruction at… read more

CLown Corps Pedals Bike Lane Awareness   The Daily News July 3, 2006 By Bill Egbert http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/clown-corps-pedals-bike-lane-awareness-article-1.562684  A GANG OF Manhattan clowns was on a dead-serious mission yesterday: reminding drivers to steer clear of the city’s bike lanes. “There’s so little space for bikes anyway,” said writer Marilyn Horan, a member of the Bicycle Clown… read more

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He’s Taking Action To Make The impossible Possible  The Villager June 6, 2006 By Laurie Mittelmann http://thevillager.com/villager_269/hestakingaction.html   Pink fliers stuffing his messenger bag, Tim Doody pedaled uptown to organize a protest for homeless people who can’t afford the bus fare to their Ward’s Island shelter. On the streets, Doody, 34, is known as a… read more

Critical Mass Gets Geared Up For Film Fest   The Villager May 5, 2006 http://thevillager.com/villager_157/criticalmassriders.html  The April Critical Mass ride went off comparatively smoothly last Friday night. Some 400 cyclists pedaled out of Union Square for the monthly ride. The police reported one arrest for disorderly conduct and said 11 summonses were issued for various… read more

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March 18, 2006 EditorialThe Mayor and the Imam http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/18/opinion/18sat2.html?scp=1&sq=the%20mayor%20and%20the%20imam&st=cse When a government employee says “the greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House,” he is bound to raise some hackles, but should it be a dismissible offense? The chief chaplain for the New York City Corrections Department, Imam Umar Abdul-Jalil, made that remark in… read more

New York PressMarch 8,2006 http://www.nypress.com/article-13048-spinning-their-wheels.html Did Critical Mass win a big victory for the city’s bike riders? Wednesday, March 8,2006 Cyclists—even anarchist ones—need leadership. They need official spokespeople and negotiators to accomplish their goals. Put another way, Critical Mass, the supposedly “leaderless,” “spontaneous” and “unorganized coincidence,” that is a monthly celebration of bike culture expressed… read more

The Economist, Cities Guide: New York March 7, 2006 In a long-running battle between the city and a group of committed cyclists, Michael Stallman, a state supreme court judge, ruled in favour of the latter. Critical Mass, a protest collective, gathers on the last Friday of every month to cycle in Manhattan in support of… read more

New York Press Tony Dokoupil March 1, 2006 Cyclists—even anarchist ones—need leadership. They need official spokespeople and negotiators to accomplish their goals. Put another way, Critical Mass, the supposedly “leaderless,” “spontaneous” and “unorganized coincidence,” that is a monthly celebration of bike culture expressed as a ride through Manhattan and hundreds of other city streets worldwide,… read more

New York Times 2/24/06 Jim Dwyer link to NY Times video: http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=655481544cafc55b24f51610026d4d8153b4ee8c The patrol guidelines for the Police Department strongly urge officers to be careful when chasing suspects with cars, and national studies show that accidents involving police vehicles result in one death nearly every day. Yet since August 2004, the New York police have… read more

City of New York v Times’ Up, Inc. http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2006/2006-50189.html Justia.com February 14,2006 By J. Stallman More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on googlebuzz Share on email [*1] City of New York v Times’ Up, Inc. 2006 NY Slip Op 50189(U) [11 Misc 3d 1052(A)] Decided on February 14, 2006 Supreme Court, New York County Stallman, J.… read more

New York Post February 20, 2006 Editorial Pg. 24 New York State Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman last week dealt the city a setback in its attempt to gain some reasonable control over the bicycling nihilists who call themselves Critical Mass. The group had made regular last-Friday-of-the-month rides for years – with very little fanfare… read more

Critical Impasse With arrests growing and two cops hurt, Critical Mass gets messy http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-02-14/news/critical-impasse/ Sarah Ferguson published: February 14, 2006 It was an accident waiting to happen. Minutes into last month’s Critical Mass bike ride in Manhattan, two cops on scooter patrol collided as they moved to head off the cyclists. One officer reportedly lost… read more

JUDGE FINDS NYC PARADE PERMIT LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL: “CRITICAL MASS” BIKERS’ CHARGES DISMISSEDhttp://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/63130.html CONTACTS: DAVID RANKIN FreeWheels 917-455-0609drankinn@yahoo.com GIDEON OLIVER Oliver & Oliver 646-602-9242gideon@mindless.com Yesterday, New York City Criminal Court Judge Gerald Harris decided that the City’s parade permit law is “hopelessly overbroad” and “‘constitutes a burden on free expression that is more than the First… read more

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December 22, 2005 New York Police Covertly Join In at Protest Rallies http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E5D91430F931A15751C1A9639C8B63&scp=1&sq=New%20York%20police%20covertly%20join%20in%20at%20protest%20rallies&st=cse By JIM DWYER Undercover New York City police officers have conducted covert surveillance in the last 16 months of people protesting the Iraq war, bicycle riders taking part in mass rallies and even mourners at a street vigil for a cyclist killed… read more

“Reasonable Demands” Released by Time’s Up! http://www.ridezine.com The Ride Magazine Issue 129 December 9-11, 2005 New York–Time’s Up!, a New York City-based environmental group that uses events and educational programs to promote a more sustainable, less toxic city, has issued a set of demands to the city about the future of metropolitan biking. Their main… read more

Bicycling is Not a Crime: The Satya Interview with Bill Di Paola http://www.satyamag.com/oct05/dipaola.html October, 2005 By Sangamithra Iyer Time’s Up! is New York City’s direct action environmental organization run entirely by 150 or so volunteers. Their goal is to raise awareness about how our actions affect the environment and, over the past 18 years, Time’s… read more

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Editorial New York City lags behind in making streets safe for bikes http://www.thevillager.com/villager_109/editorial.html Each month for the last 10 months, another installment of the Critical Mass vs. police saga has unfolded. Critical Mass says its goal is to promote nonpolluting bicycling by showing its presence on the streets in numbers and by temporarily displacing auto… read more

Altogether Now! Let’s Get Green Brooklyn Gardener Spring/Summer 2005 By Robin Simmen read more

Go to: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/28/1434209 for video links. Monday, March 28th, 2005 NYPD Attempts To Criminalize Bike Riders Taking Part in Critical Mass On Friday, police arrested 37 riders and confiscated dozens of bicylcles. Last week, the city filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the group TIME’S UP! from promoting or advertising events that the city alleges… read more

Critical Mass to Ride Despite Warnings Metro NY February 25, 2005 By Gabby Warshawer read more

Still We Ride The New York Rat December 31, 2004 read more

Wheel’em off to jail http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/opinions/wheel-em-jail-article-1.635750?print December 30, 2004 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, December 30, 2004, 12:00 What’s worse than hordes of bicyclists riding rampant through midtown streets? Hordes of drunken bicyclists riding rampant through midtown streets that are jam-packed with New Year’s Eve revelers. Which is why the cops must be prepared to make… read more

Seventh Annual New Years Eve Party Ride Time Out NY December 16, 2004 read more

Class-action suit file on R.N.C. arrests and Pier 57 http://thevillager.com/villager_82/classactionsuitfiled.html Gotham Gazette Novemeber 24, 2004  By Lincoln Anderson A group of protesters and bystanders who were arrested during the Republican National Convention in late August and early September on Monday announced the filing of a class-action lawsuit against New York City, Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner… read more

Cycling In The City http://old.gothamgazette.com/article/iotw/20041122/200/1189 Gotham Gazette November, 22, 2004 by Mark Berkey-Gerard Cyclists riding across the Brooklyn Bridge. New York City has 480 miles of bike lanes and paths, including one over each East River bridge. Stu Cohen has not been involved in any of the police clashes or court cases or competing City… read more

After court loss, police crack down on bike group http://www.thevillager.com/villager_79/aftercourtloss.html The Villager November 3rd, 2004 By Lincoln Anderson If the Critical Mass bicyclists thought they had won some protection with a federal judge’s rulings in their dueling lawsuits with the city last week, Friday night’s events proved that assumption wrong – and left the bikers… read more

Critical Mass At Critical Point The Villager November 3, 2004 http://thevillager.com/villager_79/editorial.html If there was any question that Mayor Bloomberg and the Police Department have decided to take on the monthly Critical Mass bike ride, the events of last week left no doubts. First, the city — in a counterclaim to a lawsuit filed the previous… read more