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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Panel: Financing Transportation – A National Imperative
8:00 am to 10:00 am
NYU Wagner - The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue
295 Lafayette St. (at E. Houston St.), 2nd Floor
Manhattan
Chelsea, Clinton, Hell’s Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Town Hall Meeting
6:15 pm to 8:30 pm
Hudson Guild, Dan Carpenter Room
441 W. 26th St. (bet. Ninth and Tenth Aves.)
Manhattan
Movie Screening & Discussion: The 11th Hour
7:00 pm
15th Street Friends Meeting House
15 Rutherford Pl.
Manhattan
Friday, May 2, 2008
Central Park Moonlight Ride + Queens Feeder Ride
7:30 pm to 11:45 pm
Queens feeder ride
Meet at 7:30 p.m. at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
29-19 24th Av. (bet. 29th & 31st Sts.)
Astoria, Queens

Central Park Moonlight Ride
Meet at 10 p.m. at Columbus Circle
Manhattan
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Future Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Tour
9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Meet at Manhattan Av. & Newtown Creek
Brooklyn
Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike – North Rochdale Playground, St. Nicholas Park, McCarren Park & Midland Beach
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
North Rochdale Playground
Baisley Blvd. & Bedell St.
Queens

St. Nicholas Park
135th St. & St. Nicholas Av.
Manhattan

McCarren Park
Brooklyn

Parking Lot
Jefferson Av. & Fr. Capodanno Blvd.
Midland Beach, Staten Island
Walking Tour: Jane Jacobs’ Village
11:00 am
Meet outside the Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Pl. (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)
Manhattan
Community Rally for a ‘Time Out’ on Atlantic Yards
2:00 pm
Pacific St. bet. Carlton & Vanderbilt Aves.
Brooklyn
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Walking Tour: Back to the Bronx: Melrose
11:00 am
Meet at Washington Mutual Bank Branch
557 Melrose Av. (bet. 149 & 150th Sts.)
The Bronx
Volunteer Opportunity: Transportation Alternatives’ Table at the Five Boro Bike Tour
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Staten Island Ferry Terminal
Staten Island
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Brooklyn Borough President’s Breakfast for Cyclists
7:30 am
Meet at Grand Army Plaza at 7:30 to ride.
Meet at Borough Hall at 8 for the breakfast.
Anti-Idling Press Conference at City Hall (Idle-Free NYC Day)
10:00 am
City Hall Steps
Manhattan
Panel: East Side of the East River Waterfront
6:30 pm
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Av. (bet. 103rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Bike Month Kick-Off Ride and Press Conference
8:30 am to 9:00 am
Ride begins at 23rd St. & Ninth Av.
Manhattan
Queens Borough President’s After-Work Snack for Cyclists
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Queensboro Bridge, Queens side of bridge walking and bicycling path
Debate: Should Manhattan Streets Have Congestion Pricing?
8:00 pm
Lolita Bar
266 Broome St. (at Allen St.)
Manhattan
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Course: Bike Commuting 101
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Hostelling International-New York
891 Amsterdam Av. (at 103rd St.)
Manhattan
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Savvy Cyclist Class – Long Island City
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Recycle-A-Bicycle training center
46-01 5th St. (at 46th Av.)
Long Island City, Queens
NYC DOT’s Bike (and Farewell) to Shea Day
9:45 am to 4:00 pm
Meet in front of the Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (bet. Underhill and Washington Aves.)
Brooklyn
Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike – Bayswater Park, J.J. Byrne Park & Midland Beach
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Bayswater Point State Park
Far Rockaway, Queens

J. J. Byrne Park
4th St. & Fifth Av.
Park Slope, Brooklyn

Parking Lot
Jefferson Av. & Fr. Capodanno Blvd.
Midland Beach, Staten Island
4th Annual Bike Fetish Day
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
The City Reliquary Museum
Havemeyer St. & Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn
Long Island City Bike Parade
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway & Vernon Blvd.
Queens
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mom & Me Ride
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Meet at Recycle-A-Bicycle
46th Av. & 5th St.
Long Island City, Queens
Monday, May 12, 2008
Upper West Side Streets Renaissance Party!
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Henry's Restaurant
2745 Broadway (at 105th St.)
Manhattan
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
New York Bicycling Coalition 5th Annual Legislative Breakfast & Ride Around the Capital
9:00 am to 11:30 am
Legislative Office Building, Room 211A
Empire State Plaza
Albany
Panel: Moynihan Station: What Needs to Happen Next?
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Savvy Cyclist Class – Riverside Park
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Riverside Park Volunteer House
Near Riverside Dr. & W. 107th St.
Manhattan
MAS Planning Center Forum: David vs. Goliath
6:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives Bronx Committee / Car Free Bronx Meeting
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Citizens Advice Bureau
1130 Grand Concourse (at McClellan St.), 4th Floor
The Bronx
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Staten Island Borough President’s Breakfast for Cyclists
7:00 am to 8:30 am
St. George Ferry Terminal
Staten Island
Friday, May 16, 2008
Bike to Work in the Bronx – CANCELLED
7:00 am
Meet at Poe Park
Grand Concourse & Kingsbridge Road
The Bronx

After the ride, join Borough President Carrion for a free power breakfast:

Andrew Freedman Home - lawn
1125 Grand Concourse (bet. 166th & McClellan Sts.)
The Bronx
Bronx Borough President’s Breakfast for Cyclists
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Meet at Poe Park(Kingsbridge Rd. and Grand Concourse) to ride. Or, for the breakfast:

Andrew Fredman Home
1125 Grand Concourse (bet. 166th and McClellan Sts.)
The Bronx
National Bike to Work Day
7:00 am to 10:00 am
All East River bridges and the George Washington Bridge
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Savvy Cyclist Class – Long Island City
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Recycle-A-Bicycle training center
46-01 5th St. (at 46th Av.)
Long Island City, Queens
Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike – Admiral Park, Riverside Park, Crispus Attucks Park & Van Cortlandt Stadium
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Admiral Park
Little Neck Pkwy & 42nd Av.
Queens

Riverside Park -- promenade between 83rd & 86th Sts.
Manhattan

Crispus Attucks Park
Fulton St. & Classon Av.
Brooklyn

Van Cortlandt Stadium
Broadway bet. W. 242nd St. & Putnam Trail
The Bronx
Community Forum: Just Breathe: Brooklyn’s Health, Energy & Environment
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Medgar Evers College - Presidential Conference Center
1650 Bedford Av. (bet. Montgomery & Crown Sts.), Room B1008
Brooklyn
Volunteer Opportunity: Grand Army Plaza Beautification
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Meet at Plaza St. & Vanderbilt Av.
Brooklyn
Workshop: Upper West Side Bicycle Network Design
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
American Bible Society
1865 Broadway (at 61st St.)
Manhattan
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Quad-Borough Walk
9:00 am
Meet and end at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
29-19 24th Av. (bet. 29th & 31st Sts.)
Astoria, Queens
Car-Free Crotona Park
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Crotona Park
The Bronx
Reclaim the Streets Summer Initiative Planning Meeting
2:00 pm
Tompkins Square Park (by the big tree and the curvy benches in the center)
Manhattan
Monday, May 19, 2008
Forum: Lakeside Center Development at Prospect Park
6:30 pm
Kate Wollman Rink
Prospect Park (near Parkside Av. & Ocean Av. entrance)
Brooklyn
Panel: Can New York City Build Big Anymore?
7:00 pm
Iguana Lounge
240 W. 54th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Av.)
Manhattan
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Conference: Fit-City 3: Promoting Physical Activity Through Design
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Pl. (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)
Manhattan
Manhattan Borough President’s After-Work Snack for Cyclists
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
Hudson River Greenway at Pier 54 near 14th St.
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Livable Streets Advocates’ Meet and Greet with Paul Newell
6:30 pm
Whitehorse Tavern
25 Bridge St. (bet. Broad & Whitehall Sts.)
Manhattan
G Train Advocacy Rally
6:30 pm
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 S. Oxford St. (bet. Fulton St. & Lafayette Av.)
Brooklyn
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tour de Queens Volunteer Training Session
6:30 pm
Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St. (at S. Portland Av.)
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike – Victory Field, Columbus Park, Carroll Park & Crotona Park
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Victory Field -- sections 2 and 3
Woodhaven Blvd. & Myrtle Av.
Forest Park, Queens

Columbus Park Pavilion
Bayard St. bet. Mulberry & Baxter Sts.
Manhattan

Carroll Park
Brooklyn

Crotona Park/Boxcar Playground adjacent to Crotona Park Lake
Charlotte St. & Crotona Park East
The Bronx
Queens Bites Culinary Bike Tour
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Meet at the Queensboro Bridge Bike Path
Lecture: A Cyclist’s History of New York
2:00 pm
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Av. (bet. 103rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Sunday, May 25, 2008
4th Annual Tour de Brooklyn
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ride starts at New Dock St. & Water St.
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
3rd Annual Greenway Summit
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Hunter College
68th St. & Lexington Av.
Manhattan
Auto-Free New York: Amtrak and Freight, What’s Ahead?
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Manhattan CB3 Meeting on Chrystie Street Bike Lane
6:30 pm
P.S. 20
166 Essex St. (bet. E. Houston & Stanton Sts.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Lecture: The Heart of the City: Grand Central Terminal & The Urban Railroad Station
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Bicycle Film Festival: Bikes Rock
9:00 pm
Studio B
259 Banker St. (bet. Calyer St. and Meserole Av.)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Bike FROM Work Event
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Queensboro Bridge Bike Lane (Queens side)
Bicycle Film Festival: Dear Velo Art Show Opening
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Partners & Spade
40 Great Jones St. (bet. the Bowery & Lafayette St.)
Manhattan
Queens Green Drinks
7:00 pm
Irish Rover Bar
28th Av. & 38th St.
Astoria, Queens
Friday, May 30, 2008
Bicycle Film Festival: Fun Bike Shorts
7:00 pm to 11:59 pm
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Av. (at 2nd St.)
Manhattan
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike – Inwood
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Inwood Hill Nature Center
218th St. & Indian Rd.
Manhattan
Workshop: Broadway and Amsterdam 21st Century Re-Visioning
10:30 am to 2:30 pm
West Side YMCA
5 W. 63rd St. (bet. Central Park West & Broadway)
Manhattan
Walking Tour: Finding Your Way: Penn Station Vs. Grand Central
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Meet on the S.E. corner of 33th St. & Eighth Av.
Manhattan
Pedal for Peace 2008
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Meet at Central Park North & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (Seventh Av.)
Manhattan
Bicycle Film Festival: Street Party, Messenger Program – Fast Friday, Bike Scene It, The Way Bobby Sees It, BMX Program
1:00 pm to 11:59 pm
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Av. (at 2nd St.)
Manhattan