Continuing on with Bike Month here in NYC, I came across this fantastic cargo bike from Madsen, $1300. The baby blue color is perfect, and who can resist the huge cargo tub that can carry pretty much anything?! It even conveniently has two removable benches with seat buckles inside for toting around your children.

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*Bonus- if you purchase online before June 15th you can receive free shipping by using code FREESHIP

Purchase this adorable mini bicycle painting from Fred Flare.

May is Bike Month in New York City, and this Memorial Day weekend was a perfect weekend to go outside and ride. I didn’t get to spend as much time with Etty, my green ‘72 Schwinn Cruiser, as I would have liked, but we did enjoy the warm weather and sunshine for a bit. Here are a few bicycle-related songs for your summer listening and riding pleasure.

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“Bicycle Race” – Queen
“Bicycle” – Hollywood Gossip
“Bicycle (Demo)” – Timothy Rabbit
“Bicycle” – St. Vincent
“When I Was A Boy (Live)” – Dar Williams
“Bicycle” – Mark Olson & Gary Louris
“Old New Bicycle” – Helvetia

May is Bike Month in New York City and Friday is National Bike to Work Day. There will be some events in Madison Square Park, so make sure to stop by on your bike.

If you have a meeting scheduled at the office on Friday, May 15 and you come to the office via bicycle, you will receive a 50% discount on your reservation.

Details:
National Bike to Work Day
Friday, May 15, 2009
May 15, 7-10:30 am

Details: Transportation Alternatives
Events: Bike Month NYC

Tomorrow, some of us at FHL will celebrate Bike Month NYC  and National Bike to Work Day by riding in to the office.

[Patrick's sweet ride.]

For now, it looks like the rain won’t start until 10 or 11 AM tomorrow, so hopefully we can get to work dry - fingers crossed!

As a (still relatively) new employee at Friends of the High Line, I’ve been impressed at the number of people in the office who ride their bikes or walk to work, to meetings, and to our events throughout the city.  Robert, Josh, Katie, Danya, and Patrick have inspired me to at least think about making the 8 mile trek from Washington Heights down through the many sections of the Hudson River Park to our new office on West 20th Street. 

FHL staff rides to work from nearby (Chelsea) and kind-of-far (Brooklyn), and in their spare time, too.  Meredith and Peter ride on weekends, and Katie’s done longer cycling events, like the Ride to Montauk. 

FHL is going green in other ways, too.  We recently switched to a recycled paper stock, we’re working on an office composting program, and we used green materials like FLOR’s recycled carpeting squares to build out our new office space.

New York City cyclists can have their bike’s blessed and sprinkled with holy water this Saturday, April 26. Transportation Alternatives is sponsoring a bevy of cycling events, including the 9:30 a.m. blessing inside the Cathedral of St. John (Manhattan). The reverend will say a “BRIEF” few words, organizers promise, before sprinkling holy water on the congregated rides.

No word on when the blessing expires, but since it only goes down once a year, cyclists will have to hope it lasts at least that long.

The cathedral, at 112 St. and Amsterdam, is accessible by the 110 St stop on the 1 Train.