Author Archives: Travis

Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Removal

December 1st was a sad day in New York City.  A stretch of the Northbound Bedford Avenue bike lane between Flushing Avenue and Division Avenue were removed by the DOT, citing “ongoing bike network adjustments in the area.”  The little white mushroom-headed figures and the circles beneath them were blasted from the pavement, [...]

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House of Yes Christmas Spectacular

[ December 4, 2009 9:00 pm to December 12, 2009 11:00 pm. ]

featuring Lady Circus & Friends
The Most Wonderful Show of the Year!
Join the House of Yes family, as we celebrate the Holiday Season with our very own Christmas Spectacular…a ridiculously festive, in-your-face performance extravaganza! Featuring more talent than that other “Christmas Spectacular”, this show is overflowing with glitter, glamour, sex, comedy, matching costumes, synchronized dancing, and [...]

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Pedal-Powered Christmas Tree Lights in Copenhagen.

Awesome.  Full story here.

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Biking Rules PSA Festival at BAM

[ November 17, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Come one, come all! Tonight, the finalists in Transportation Alternatives’ Biking Rules PSA contest will show their work at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.  Our dear pals Gaylen, Laura, Ben, and Monica are in the running with the latest “Pirates of the Broadway” installment. Come show your support!

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Band of Bicycles featured in Green Edge NYC’s Leaflet

Band of Bicycles is the featured community group in the latest issue of Green Edge Collaborative’s Leaflet.  Hooray!
Check out the complete article here.
Special thanks to Teddi and Amanda.

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2009 Greenmarket Bike Tour

[ October 10, 2009; 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. ] Meet Greenmarket farmers, nosh your way through some of Brooklyn’s finest farmers’ markets, and go on a fun bike ride with Time’s Up Environmental Group and Greenmarket!

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors, and the farmers’ markets are on the cusp of Fall.  All this means that now is the best time to [...]

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WFMU live radio broadcast: “Ridin’ Dirty with Trent and Marty McSorley”

We rode, for about a mile.  We gambled with the 30%-50% chance of rain and lost.  So, it turned out not (yet) to be the world’s first mobile, bike-and-solar-powered live radio broadcast, but we went ahead with an amazing bike-themed show after some pizza, beer, and vodka-watermelon deliciousness at 3rd Ward.

Listen to the show here.
But [...]

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World’s first bike-and-solar-powered mobile live radio broadcast

[ September 28, 2009; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Important note: if we end up with a rainy forecast tomorrow, we will still have the show, but indoors at 3rd Ward (195 Morgan ave, BK). Stay tuned for updates.

Join Trent and Marty McSorley for an epic ride along the Brooklyn waterfront – broadcasting live from an 8-foot trailer attached to the back of a [...]

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Green Brooklyn…Green City

[ September 24, 2009; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Band of Bicycles teams up with CENYC today, host of this year’s Green Brooklyn…Green City fair and symposium at Brooklyn Borough Hall, (209 Joralemon street).  Come see how you can join in creating a sustainable future for New York and beyond.

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Port Authority Greenmarket Bicycle Day

[ September 17, 2009; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Join the Band of Bicycles for a bike-blended libation at the Port Authority Greenmarket. Come to the North Wing Main Concourse and look for the bikes. 11am-2pm.

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