To kick off Black History Month, we want to highlight the rich legacy of Black cycling in New York City and remind you that we're riding through time and honoring Black biking history with our Black History Month Bike Ride on Saturday, February 25.  As we commemorate Black History Month, let us acknowledge and appreciate the tremendous impact the Black community has had on cycling. Despite facing discrimination and mistreatment, African Americans have been integral members of the city's cycling community since its inception and continue to play a vital role today. The First Bike Boom In the late 19th...

Bike New York anunció una nueva iniciativa diseñada para proporcionar bicicletas gratis a los solicitantes de asilo y otros inmigrantes recién llegados a la ciudad de Nueva York.   A través de esta nueva iniciativa, Bike New York se asocia con la Oficina de Asuntos de Inmigrantes de la Alcaldía (MOIA), el Departamento de Transporte (DOT) de la Ciudad de Nueva York, el Departamento de Servicios Administrativos de la Ciudad (DCAS) de la Ciudad de Nueva York, Unlimited Biking, Trek y Recycle-A-Bicycle para supervisar un esfuerzo a gran escala para recibir, reparar y distribuir bicicletas donadas a los recién llegados...

The MTA released its first-ever “Strategic Action Plan to Promote Bicycle, Pedestrian and Micromobility Access to MTA Facilities” on January 11. The plan contains big news for bike access to MTA bridges and marks a key pivot in MTA thinking about how people reach mass transit stations across the New York region. If you haven’t followed this story, in early 2021, Bike New York and StreetsPAC proposed legislation requiring the MTA to develop a plan for bicycle access to MTA bridges and for bike parking at transit stations. Thanks to stellar work by legislative sponsors State Senator Alessandra Biaggi and...