Halloween 05 NYC Critical Mass - a great ride
roger m | 29.10.2005 20:02
The Halloween 2005 NYC Critical Mass was a great success. A glorious spirited group ride with many in costumes.
Keywords: Culture, Alternatives, Local, Critical Mass, Civil Rights,
The Halloween 2005 NYC Critical Mass was a great success. A glorious spirited group ride with many in costumes.
Several smaller groups of riders originating from various locations collected into 2 main groups of 200 or so which moved separately around Manhattan. Both groups made a pass through Times Square. Smiling traffic cops waved our group through. It was great to mass through Times Square for the first time in many months.
For some reason the cops left the ride alone. I don't know of any arrests. There was a helicopter overhead and a number of scooter cops around Union Square. I mused that the authorities were respecting the holiday and having a temporary cease-fire. A more realistic theory was offered that the fascists were called off due to the upcoming mayoral elections.
As is usually the case, no pigs, no problems. Critical Mass takes care of itself. The only incident that I heard of involved a non-rider. An aggressive (non-city) bus decided to crush the bike of a rider that he considered to be in his way. Does that mean he would plow into cars in stopped traffic? No one was injured. The incident was reported.
The Times-up/benefit afterparty was packed and a really nice time - free food, dancing etc.
Keywords: Culture, Alternatives, Local, Critical Mass, Civil Rights,
The Halloween 2005 NYC Critical Mass was a great success. A glorious spirited group ride with many in costumes.
Several smaller groups of riders originating from various locations collected into 2 main groups of 200 or so which moved separately around Manhattan. Both groups made a pass through Times Square. Smiling traffic cops waved our group through. It was great to mass through Times Square for the first time in many months.
For some reason the cops left the ride alone. I don't know of any arrests. There was a helicopter overhead and a number of scooter cops around Union Square. I mused that the authorities were respecting the holiday and having a temporary cease-fire. A more realistic theory was offered that the fascists were called off due to the upcoming mayoral elections.
As is usually the case, no pigs, no problems. Critical Mass takes care of itself. The only incident that I heard of involved a non-rider. An aggressive (non-city) bus decided to crush the bike of a rider that he considered to be in his way. Does that mean he would plow into cars in stopped traffic? No one was injured. The incident was reported.
The Times-up/benefit afterparty was packed and a really nice time - free food, dancing etc.
roger m