I hate missing out on Irony like this. Brooklyn industries is now sold out of this t-shirt that calls for more bike lanes. Funny, is that the same Brooklyn Industries that didn’t return calls about their bike lane policy for their shop on Lafayette street?

Here’s how things were for cyclists trying to get around in Manhattan after a snow/rain storm, a deep freeze, and then more snow. A bunch of people reported most east river crossings being nearly impassable as late as sunday evening after the storm.

I cycled home Friday night/Saturday morning at 1am along my normal route that includes the Manny B. I had to walk over because of the snow. While I was walking I called 311 to file a complaint. They say the DOT has 10 days to respond to this kind of complaint. Ha! – Streetsblog

Both walkways on the GWB currently closed. 3:04 PM Dec 20th from TwitterBerry – CRCA Twitter Feed

Here is the Manhattan Bridge bike path (looking towards Manhattan), which the city could not be bothered to clear.  To experience what it was like to ride walk across it yesterday evening: [photo] – BikeSnobNYC

As of last night, much of the Williamsburg Bridge path (pictured) remained impassible on two wheels  – Gothamist.com

The Grand Street bike lane was passable within 30 hours after the storm had passed, the same was true for many other lower manhattan lanes (except 4th avenue and 8th avenue below 34th street).  The first avenue bike lane was even more useless than it usually is -

These are the kind of days when even your friends that you don’t like that much but ride more than the ones you hang out with alot won’t even come out and ride. It sucks because these are also the months of the year where I have to be out riding everyday. A good patagonia winter jacket helps with that. Here’s looking out the window returning to the city friday night.

Part 1 consisted of doing many laps in ice and snow covered tompkins square park, barely keeping the bike upright and generally doing things a mountain bike is built for. This is about the same time last year as I did snow riding in Central Park and found the broadway bike path covered in a clear sheet of ice.

A friend needed a tree brought home, so instead of walking it or putting it in some kind of lame cargo bike, I strapped it into my bag and rode uptown with it. Part 2 of bike abuse week complete.

Part 3 is a general disregard for the well-being of parts on the bike in general – not wiping down brakes or rims after riding in city slush, not washing the chain off after a day of riding in (wet) sub-freezing temperatures. This is okay becaue the brake pads and chain should have been replaced about 1000 miles ago.

Here’s some asshole blocking the 8th avenue (almost protected) bike lane next to Bleeker street. Oh wait, he’s selling christmas trees. Merry christmas, bitches!

This guy seems pretty nice. I look forward to GAMING with him.

Google Earth just updated their software to include texturized 3d buildings in NYC. This is really cool. They even caught vines growing up old buildings in places that can’t really be seen from the street. Here’s my building.

Caught while riding in Baltimore, MD.