Leah ( a rad chica from New York) is interested in expanding Ghost Bikes to more cities around the world.
If you don't know the project, check it out here: www.ghostbikes.org
of course, we have ghost cycle: http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk/ but we don;t see many of the memorials around at all.
if you are interested drop a line on their website, or email me, Laura@bicyclefilmfestival.com and i will send you her email.
They are doing a ride this week in NYC if anyone is there:
2007 3rd Annual Memorial Ride & Pedestrian Memorial Walk Timeline
Sunday January 6, 2008
Bronx/Manhattan Ride
9:30: Gather @ E. Gun Hill Rd & Seymour Ave, North Bronx (Subway: E.
Gun Hill Road Station of Dyre Ave bound 5 train)
09:50 – Juan Solis Memorial @ East Gun Hill Road & Bouck Ave
10:55 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Melrose Ave & 153rd St.
11:45 – Bathroom break (ca. 5-10 mins) at Haarlem Meer restrooms
(110th & Lenox Ave entrance to Central Park )
12:10 – Manhattan pick-up @ Central Park South & 7th Ave.
12:25 – Franco Scorcia Memorial @ Broadway & W.40th St.
12:55 – David Smith Memorial @ 6th Ave. & W.36th St.
01:30 – Manhattan pick-up @ bike path entrance to Queensborough Bridge
(60th St, between Second & First Avenues)
02:30 – Convergence w/ Queens & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Queens Ride
9:00 – Gather Jamaica Center @ Parsons Blvd. & Archer Ave, (Subway:
Jamaica Center, last stop on the E & J; LIRR: 1/2 mile east of Jamaica
Station)
10:00 – Elijah Wrancher Memorial @ Springfield Blvd. & 130th Ave.
11:30 – Habian Rodriquez Memorial @ Main St. & Horace Harding Blvd.
01:00 – Carolina Hernandez Memorial @ 57th Ave. & Junction Blvd.
02:30 – Convergence w/ Bronx & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Brooklyn Ride
9:30 - Gather @ Seth Low Playground, South Brooklyn (SE corner of
playground , Ave P & W12 St. Near F, N & D trains.)
10:00 – Mark Grichevsky Memorial @ Bay Pkwy & W10th St.
11:30 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Fulton St. & Utica Ave.
12:15 – Jeffrey Moore Memorial @ Chauncey St. & Rockaway Ave.
01:00 – Anthony Delgado Memorial @ Palmetto Ave & Central Ave.
01:45 – Luis Ramos Memorial @ Flushing Ave & Beaver St.
02:30 – Craig Murphey Memorial @ Union Ave & Ten Eyck St.
Three rides converge at Craig Murphey's memorial.
03:15 – BK side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:30 – Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:45 – Sam Hindy Memorial @ Manhattan entry to the Manhattan Bridge
(Near intersection of Canal St. & Bowery.)
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
Pedestrian Memorial Walk
03:30 – Gather @ Cadman Plaza on North side of Tillary St. (Cadman
Plaza E & Tillary St.)
03:45 – Memorial @ Tillary St. & Adams St. (BK side of the Brooklyn Bridge)
04:00 – Memorial Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in honor of all 2007
NYC Pedestrian Deaths
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride.
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
Leah ( a rad chica from New York) is interested in expanding Ghost Bikes to more cities around the world.
If you don't know the project, check it out here: www.ghostbikes.org
of course, we have ghost cycle: http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk/ but we don;t see many of the memorials around at all.
if you are interested drop a line on their website, or email me, Laura@bicyclefilmfestival.com and i will send you her email.
They are doing a ride this week in NYC if anyone is there:
2007 3rd Annual Memorial Ride & Pedestrian Memorial Walk Timeline
Sunday January 6, 2008
Bronx/Manhattan Ride
9:30: Gather @ E. Gun Hill Rd & Seymour Ave, North Bronx (Subway: E.
Gun Hill Road Station of Dyre Ave bound 5 train)
09:50 – Juan Solis Memorial @ East Gun Hill Road & Bouck Ave
10:55 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Melrose Ave & 153rd St.
11:45 – Bathroom break (ca. 5-10 mins) at Haarlem Meer restrooms
(110th & Lenox Ave entrance to Central Park )
12:10 – Manhattan pick-up @ Central Park South & 7th Ave.
12:25 – Franco Scorcia Memorial @ Broadway & W.40th St.
12:55 – David Smith Memorial @ 6th Ave. & W.36th St.
01:30 – Manhattan pick-up @ bike path entrance to Queensborough Bridge
(60th St, between Second & First Avenues)
02:30 – Convergence w/ Queens & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Queens Ride
9:00 – Gather Jamaica Center @ Parsons Blvd. & Archer Ave, (Subway:
Jamaica Center, last stop on the E & J; LIRR: 1/2 mile east of Jamaica
Station)
10:00 – Elijah Wrancher Memorial @ Springfield Blvd. & 130th Ave.
11:30 – Habian Rodriquez Memorial @ Main St. & Horace Harding Blvd.
01:00 – Carolina Hernandez Memorial @ 57th Ave. & Junction Blvd.
02:30 – Convergence w/ Bronx & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Brooklyn Ride
9:30 - Gather @ Seth Low Playground, South Brooklyn (SE corner of
playground , Ave P & W12 St. Near F, N & D trains.)
10:00 – Mark Grichevsky Memorial @ Bay Pkwy & W10th St.
11:30 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Fulton St. & Utica Ave.
12:15 – Jeffrey Moore Memorial @ Chauncey St. & Rockaway Ave.
01:00 – Anthony Delgado Memorial @ Palmetto Ave & Central Ave.
01:45 – Luis Ramos Memorial @ Flushing Ave & Beaver St.
02:30 – Craig Murphey Memorial @ Union Ave & Ten Eyck St.
Three rides converge at Craig Murphey's memorial.
03:15 – BK side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:30 – Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:45 – Sam Hindy Memorial @ Manhattan entry to the Manhattan Bridge
(Near intersection of Canal St. & Bowery.)
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
Pedestrian Memorial Walk
03:30 – Gather @ Cadman Plaza on North side of Tillary St. (Cadman
Plaza E & Tillary St.)
03:45 – Memorial @ Tillary St. & Adams St. (BK side of the Brooklyn Bridge)
04:00 – Memorial Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in honor of all 2007
NYC Pedestrian Deaths
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride.
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall