This is the first in a series of interviews with professional trike operators. Gregg was an easy target, since – when he’s not triking – he sits at the desk next to mine. Stay tuned for more chances to meet the brave souls who earn their keep in the trike lane. Where are you from… Continue Reading
Despite the oil-price-increase dances I do every morning (involving leaping as high as I can while using my arms to form the letters “O,” “I,” and “L,” YMCA-style), the price of oil just keeps dropping! President Obama isn’t helping, with his 30-million-barrel release from the salt caverns. However: In a way, his tapping the reserves… Continue Reading
Once again, Councilmember Dan Garodnick held a hearing to review a new set of laws proposed for the pedicab industry of NYC. The hearing was held this past Monday 13 June 2011 at 10am at 250 Broadway. Following find the testimony of RR managing director Gregg Zukowski. Organic food for thought? 13Jun11Binder1
At first, when I saw the new bollards at both ends of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge bike lanes, I thought the Department of Homeland Security was celebrating Bike Month in its own special way. Then I read on Gothamist that we actually owe these tokens of police-state paranoia to the U.S. Army Corps of… Continue Reading