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Saturday, July 31, 2010: Learn to Ride a Bike for Kids – Williamsburg

10:00 am to 1:00 pm

McCarren Park
Berry St. & N. 12th St.
Brooklyn; New York Transit Museum Subway Nostalgia Ride to Coney Island

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn; Time’s Up Midtown Fountain Ride

2:00 pm

Bryant Park
42nd St. & Sixth Av.
Manhattan; Riverside Ride

10:00 pm

Columbus Circle
Manhattan
Thursday, August 5, 2010: Panel: The Future of the Car in the City

6:30 pm

Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Av. (bet. 103rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Saturday, August 7, 2010: Family Day: Our Cities, Ourselves (Morning Session)

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Pl. (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)
Manhattan; Family Day: Our Cities, Ourselves (Afternoon Session)

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Pl. (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)
Manhattan
Thursday, August 12, 2010: Bicycles as Transport – From Alternative to Mainstream

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Pl. (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.)
Manhattan

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