New York City Streeter
Faces of Cyclists from New York, June, 2008
Donna Lieberman
ED, New York Civil Liberties Union
Bike commuting in New York for seven years.
Commutes from the upper Westside down to Battery Park: about 50 minutes.
“The best thing about commuting by bike is not having to deal with the subway and getting to ride along the Hudson every day. Someday one would hope that they will get the bike paths all together all around Manhattan and on some of the Avenues.”
Peter Brackenbury
Graphics/Communications
Commutes about 20 minutes along the East River Park to Wall Street.
“It’s a great little ride without facing full on New York traffic all the time.”
Osamu Nishihira
Art Handler
Bike commuting in NYC for more than ten years.
It’s less crowded, you get there fast. It’s sometimes faster than the subway. I don’t ride in the winter when it is raining and cold.
Phoebe
“My bike is my best accessory.”
Tamoi
Student & works at Lovely Day Café
“It’s awesome! It’s exercise plus you’re outside and you get a totally different view of the city. You have to watch your ass and pay attention or taxi drivers will knock you over. Sometimes you have to get a little aggressive.”
Ruth Phaneuf
Gallery Director at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery.
Commutes four miles / 20 minutes.
“I ride because its easier and I have the leisure of using this bicycle path. It is glorious along the river. The question in New York is storage. We have four bikes, my two children, my husband and I. There is no room but we decided we just need to have our bikes because of the weather, the fun, the beauty of it.”
Emily
Art Gallery employee
Commutes 45 minutes from 147th Street
to 25th Street.
“It helps me get exercise and out into the fresh air. Otherwise I’m just stuck in the subway or stuck inside all the time.”
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