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When I started at Bike New York, the bike education program was in its beginning stages, and our focus was on bike safety and street skills classes. One day, when I was still fairly new at the job, I get a call from a parent. “Do you have a program that teaches kids how to ride [...] Read more »

Leading up to the 2013 Tour was a challenging time behind the scenes at Bike New York: we were working with federal, state and local agencies to ensure we did everything possible to protect our riders and our city in the wake of the Boston marathon. At the TD Five Boro Bike Tour last Sunday, [...] Read more »

Bike New York has partnered with onPeak to provide hotel accommodation services for the 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour and Bike Expo New York (BE NY). Read more »

Communications Director Reports to: Chief Operating Officer Salary: Based on Experience Classification: Full-time Exempt Bike New York is seeking a full-time Communications Director who will oversee the communications department. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the ideal candidate will be highly organized, efficient, personable, and share the organization’s ambitions for bicycling. This is an opportunity [...] Read more »

Bike New York has partnered with onPeak to provide hotel accommodation services for the 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour and Bike Expo New York (BE NY). When TD Five Boro Bike Tour registration opens Jan. 22 at 12pm (noon) EST, official hotel options through onPeak will be incorporated into the registration process, giving out-of-town [...] Read more »

Bike New York today announced dates and details for the 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour, held Sunday, May 5, 2013.  The Tour will be returning to a “rush” first-come, first-serve registration system which will open on Tuesday, January 22 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Held annually the first Sunday in May, the TD Five Boro [...] Read more »

After a landmark launch in 2012, Bike New York today announced that exhibitor registration is now open for Bike Expo New York(BE NY) 2013.  BE NY 2013 will take place May 2- 4 at Basketball City(Pier 36) on the days leading up to the 36th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour.  With last year’s demand, [...] Read more »

ACTIVE Network, the leader in cloud-based Activity and Participant Management™, today announced that Bike New York has selected the Company’s ACTIVE Works® platform to manage online registrations for the 36th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour, America’s largest recreational cycling event. As BikeNew York’s exclusive event technology partner, ACTIVE will also power the organization’s regional [...] Read more »

New York Bicycle Coalition NYBC advocates for pro-bicycle policies: NYBC monitors legislation at the local, state and federal levels.  They educate legislators about specific policies that bicyclists need to know in order to be safe and to feel respected. We remind policymakers that bicyclists are voters, tax payers, business people and key members of the [...] Read more »

The continued success of the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour has enabled us to exponentially expand our education programs.  Starting in Mid-April, Bike New York began its education season with free Learn to Ride Classes for kids and adults at nine locations around New York City.  For students already on their pedals, Bike New [...] Read more »