Critical Mass Panic

Be sure to count the undercover police on bikes as cops, not cyclists for an accurate estimate of how much taxpayer money is spent to bolster NYC's CM turnout with professional agitators. STILL WE RIDE! HAPPY 18th YEAR, CM!

It was the 18th birthday of Critical Mass last Friday, old enough to vote. The ride started in San Francisco in 1992. It has been going on in NYC for nearly as long, despite the baffling and hostile approach of the NYPD towards the ride in recent years. Around 7pm 40 cyclists gathered at the new and improved Union Square as the light faded from the sky. A good crowd, many new faces. Some visitors were from LA, where they have a thriving mass ride scene, and a handful of friends of the late Andrew Wolf, a Brooklyn cyclist who was run down in broad daylight by an 18-wheeler in Canada last week. After much socializing, light distribution and information sharing regarding NYPD harassment of cyclists, the participants gathered round to hear a few of Andrew's friends speak about who he was, and what we have lost in his death. It was moving...emotionally. The mass itself stayed put. Meanwhile, dozens of NYPD officers including Transportation Chief James Tuller lurked nearby, occupying new

Dear bicyclists and bike-curious, It has been too long since I rode with ya, but I am back at it. I missed you massively. I am showing you love with a big ride weekend for y'all to roll out against the mechanized madness which is car culture! Read on for more info on each happening... Friday 9/24 Manhattan Critical Mass - 7pm Union Square North, Manhattan Memorial Ride for Brooklyn cyclist Andrew Wolf; New and improved Union Square! Ditmas Love Rides - 7pm Quathra on Cortelyou @ Stratford, Brooklyn New start location for the weekly family-friendly Mass ride! Blondie of Arabia - 8pm Living Theatre 21 Clinton St, Manhattan One-woman play about an epic bike ride through the Middle East! Amazing! $15, cheap! Saturday 9/25 Clinic Defense Ride - 7am Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn entrance Ride up to the Bronx to bring support for clinic targeted by anti-choice protesters Memorial Vigil/Bike Ride for Jasmine Herron - 8pm Atlantic Ave @ Washington Bridge, Br