The art of riding in New York City
Art infuses the bicycling experiencein New York City.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) As you might have noticed, there were many things I liked about riding through the streets of New York. While envious of their bike-specific infrastructure, one aspect of the New York City bicycling experience that might get easily overlooked by engineers and planners is […]
GIANT PARTNERS WITH BIG APPLE BICYCLE GROUPS TO ‘RIDE NYC …
Giant Bicycle USA, headquartered in Newbury Park, CA, is donating 100 bikes to people in the New York City areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. “Ride NYC Forward” is a partnership effort between Giant and two New York bicycle advocacy groups—Transportation Alternatives (http://www.transalt.org/) and Recycle-A-Bicycle (http://www.recycleabicycle.org/)—to improve mobility among residents in the stricken areas. Giant […]
Adore Floors of Long Island Contributes to Rebuilding Long Island, New York City
Browse Home / Business / Adore Floors of Long Island Contributes to Rebuilding Long Island, New York City Adore Floors Contributes to Rebuilding Long Island New York City with Hurricane Recovery Program (Farmingdale, N.Y.) – With Adore Floors of Farmingdale, NY, the world’s leading manufacturer of Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) flooring headquartered on Long Island, it is […]
No Longer An Isle of Paradise in Long Island Sound [VIDEO]
With temperatures in the 40s made cooler with a brisk breeze under partly sunny skies, Greenwich officials joked they were embarking on the proverbial “three-hour tour” of television’s “Gilligan’s Island.” In reality, it was a 90-minute tour of Greenwich’s Island Beach to view the devastation of Hurriance Sandy on Friday. Clad in winter jackets, […]
Sandy’s effect on waterfront real estate
Most of the luxury high-rises along the western Queens waterfront didn’t flood or lose power — but they may be the latest victims of Superstorm Sandy. Potential buyers, insurers and banks may now be reluctant to invest in prime Long Island City real estate located in hurricane evacuation Zone A, real estate experts said. But […]
On the Waterfront
Sandy has triggered a public debate about how to protect the city in the future given the growing consensus that powerful storms and sea level rise are inevitable. But who will be protected? And who will pay? Gov. Andrew Cuomo thinks New York City needs floodgates. Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks other drastic measures have to […]