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Thousands Join N.Y.C. Bike Protests: ‘It’s Like Riding in the Cavalry’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/nyregion/Floyd-bike-protests-new...

For nearly 15 minutes, an uninterrupted stream of bicyclists passed through Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn on Saturday, moving in a line that stretched several blocks in both directions.

Jingling bike bells, the riders chanted, “Whose streets? Our streets” and “Say his name: George Floyd.” Many had hand-drawn signs — including “We Demand Change” and “Defund the Police” — taped to their backpacks, side racks and handlebars. Others wore T-shirts that read “Black Lives Matter.”

The protest was arranged by a group that calls itself Street Riders NYC. Setting out from Barclays Center and following a route past brownstones, bars and office towers, more than 1,000 two-wheeled demonstrators traversed boroughs and bridges before ending in Central Park hours later.

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The War on Cars had a great interview with one of the founders: https://thewaroncars.org/2020/06/30/streetridersnyc/

Obligatory would love to see this here. 

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