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From ride locations to event updates, stay tuned and up to date on the New York bike scene with the official blog of Bike New York.

The Woman Behind the Bikes: Rose Sylvester, Bike Fleet Manager

Bike New York’s Giving Tuesday campaign: Help us raise $20,000 to update our bike fleet. We’re excited to kick off our Impact Blog series ahead of Giving Tuesday with an interview of our new Bike Fleet Manager, Rose Sylvester. Can you imagine being responsible for the maintenance of 500 bikes? Making sure that our Education Centers have safe bikes and repair equipment is no easy task. Today, we’ll learn what it takes to keep our bike fleet in tip-top shape, how Rose got started in the bike mechanic world, and how you can help us reach our Giving Tuesday goals!...

Notes from the Info Desk: Keeping Kids Safe While Biking on NYC Streets

What happens when kids age out of biking on New York City sidewalks? Our Info Desk received a note asking us to share our best tips for teaching kids (12+) how to ride on NYC streets safely. After all, 12 year-olds may have aged out of biking on sidewalks, but they are still kids, and NYC streets are, well… NYC streets. According to NYC Biking Laws, kids 12 and under may ride on NYC sidewalks, but after they turn 13, they should ride on the street. Kids 14 and under must wear a bike helmet, but we recommend all cyclists...

Top 3 Bike Lane Wins for Summer 2022

In recent months, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has released plans for a number of bike lanes that will be huge improvements and possible game-changers in their respective parts of the city. Two projects in Brooklyn notably represent a more aggressive approach to finding space for safe bike lanes than we saw during the de Blasio years. Schermerhorn Street Schermerhorn is a long-time poster child for dysfunctional NYC bike lanes. The police department's Transit Bureau 30 routinely parks official and staff-owned cars in the west bound paint-only bike lanes, and that sets the tone for the rest...