Upcoming Meetings and Events

Barry Hartglass
2009 5BBC Program Coordinator

Also see our archive of meetings from 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005.

Nassau County DA Cracks Down on DWI

Monday Evening June 15, 2009 General Meeting at 6:30 PM

Driving While Intoxicated, no definition is needed. This is a serious topic for the community at large. According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle 2007 Statistical Data; there was a Total 9,480 Alcohol Related Police Reported Accidents, fatalities, personal injury and property damage in our state. For cyclists there were 7 fatalities and 90 non-fatal injuries. For a complete review of the cases of death or injury involving pedestrians, drivers, passengers please consult the web site.

The Five Borough Bicycle Club as a community service is honored to have Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice as our guest speaker at our Monday Evening June 15, 2009 general meeting. She will discuss her pioneering efforts with respect to aggressive prosecution, legislative enactment NYS Penal Laws 120.04-A , Aggravated Vehicular Assault and NYS Penal Law 125.14 Aggravated Vehicular Homicide as well as her proactive educational stance which is being taken into the schools.

Ms. Rice was elected to her current position in November 2005 and is a graduate of Garden City High School, Catholic University and Touro Law School. She previous served in The United Sates Attorneys office in Philadelphia under Janet Reno and in the Brooklyn DA's office and is a native Long Islander. When the District attorney has spare time she enjoys running marathons, cycling, skiing and golfing. She also was featured on a 60 minutes piece this past January being interviewed by Bob Simon and has been involved with two cases in which a cyclist was the victim.

The program is open to club members and non-members especially young people and all purveyors of the road.

Venue : Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Entrance at 239 Thompson St. ( side entrance is their meeting space -" The Assembly Hall " )

There is no admission charge, refreshments will not be served. You are welcomed to join us for dinner, a Dutch treat in a Greenwich Village Restaurant. Bikes are not permitted in the church.

I wish to thank Club Leader Susan Levine for "brain storming" the idea with me at The Ghost Bike Memorial this past fall at St. Marks Church as well as Cheryl (Cheri Rice), Executive Assistant to the District Attorney for her assistance to me.

For additional back ground material please see: The NYS State Governors Traffic Safety Committee's web Site www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/zero-tol.htm and www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/index.htm.

If you have any questions please contact me, Barry at : programs@5bbc.org Thank you

Greenways!

Monday July 20,2009 General Meeting @ 6:30 pm

There are two very outstanding local teams that are focused on the environment, sustainability, multi modal usage and of course fun for cyclists, pedestrians and the general public. One team is currently working on The Hudson River Greenway & The other team is working on The Bronx section of The Bronx River Greenway (a small yet crucial component of The East Coast Greenway.

Howie Mann of The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council- NYMTC http://www.nymtc.org/ is a nationally recognized transportation engineer who has developed a specialization in freight planning. He also heads their Pedestrian/Cycling Group. He is a long Island Cyclist. Howies' team is currently working on The Hudson River Link (which will provide for an interrupted path from Inwood Park to the Old Croton Aqueduct in Yonkers).

Maggie Scott Greenfield of The Bronx River Alliance (www.bronxriver.org) is an urban planner and environmental scientist with an advanced degree from M.I.T., is the director of the greenway for The Alliance & has completed the following projects: The Bronx River Greenway Plan (www.bronxriver.org/plans) and the Bronx River Greenway Signage Plan. It is anticipated that the greenway will become a linear park from The East River to The Kensico Dam with recreational, educational, ecological and out reach community programs. Maggie and her team are currently focused on the Shoelace Park & Front Knox areas of the Bronx (from Magenta Street to 233rd Street-along the Bronx River) in conjunction with The NYC Parks Department.Maggie is also a cyclist and already has her toddler cycling with her.

As cyclists most of us are very familiar with these two venues. The 5BBC invites you to come here about the master plans of these two teams who share a common mission and to also offer feedback as consumers of the product.

Date:Monday Evening July 20,2009 at 6:30 PM

Location:Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District, 104 Washington Street (Just North of Rector Street), Manhattan. Subways: 1/R/W to Rector, or 4/5 to Wall Street.

Light refreshments to be served. If you have any questions,please contact: Barry at programs@5bbc.org

August General Meeting-Tuesday Evening August 18, 2009 at 7:00 PM

Did You know That A Bicycle Could Be Both Functional & Fine Art?

Come join us for our mid summer nights wine and cheese party at The Soho Gallery/Studio of Josh Hadar www.hadarmetaldesign.com/index.php. Josh is a self taught sculptural fine artist who creates bikes that are very useable in addition to being unique works of art www.hadarmetaldesign.com/about_video.php.

We invite you to visit the gallery/studio, meet Josh and have some refreshments and perhaps find a bike you enjoy for usage or for ornamentation in your home or office. Perhaps even learn how to use an oxy-cetaline gas welding torch?

Date: Tuesday Evening August 18,2009 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Location:Hadar Metal Design -Located at 432 Broom Street, New York, NY 10013 (Between Crosby Street & Broadway).

The 5BBC Programs' Coordinator wishes' thank Ride Leader: Liz Baum for making the connection for us with Josh.

If you have any questions please contact me, Barry at : programs@5bbc.org Thank you.

Barry Lee Hartglass, 5BBC Program Coordinator
Five Borough Bicycle Club
891 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 002
New York, NY 10025
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e-mail:  programs@5bbc.org