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Get A Free Helmet, Other Cycling Goodies At Today's Bike Bonanza
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John Del Signore
Published May 22, 2011
Modified May 22, 2011
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Published May 22, 2011
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With spring FINALLY in full swing, it's time to start taking advantage of all these new-fangled bike lanes we've all heard so much about. To that end, the DOT, Bike New York, the NYPD and the terrific Recycle-A-Bicycle will be throwing one of several "Bike Bonanzas" today. These Bonanzas will be taking place all over the city through the fall, but this one's in Jackson Heights, Queens, in Travers Park, where they'll be giving out free bike helmets for children and adults, teaching kids how to ride a bike, and giving adults important lessons on safe cycling in the city. And that's not all!
Recycle-A-Bicycle, a non-profit organization that encourages cycling by salvaging and repairing old bikes, will be running a kids' bike swap for children who've outgrown their bikes and want to trade them in for something more their size. And members of the NYPD Crime Prevention Unit will be on hand to register bikes. Free of charge, the NYPD will engrave bicycles with unique registration numbers and special decals, which could—and we stress could—help you reclaim your bike if it's ever stolen or spontaneously removed to make way for a presidential motorcade.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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