AND YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF… WELL, HOW DID THESE GET HERE?
NYC Department of Transportation in conjunction with the art gallery PaceWildenstein has installed nine bike racks around the city designed by music guru, Talking Heads front man and bike advocate David Byrne . The racks along with the “Summer Streets” program is designed to promote bicycling as an alternative means of transportation in the city. Spot all nine, discosalt will send you a free unicorn colony kit. To the bikes!
- The Jersey: Northwest corner of Ninth Avenue and 39th Street, near the Lincoln Tunnel
- The MoMA: South side of West 54th Street, east of the Avenue of the Americas
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The Ladies’ Mile: West side of Fifth Avenue, north of 57th Street (in front of Bergdorf’s)
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The Chelsea: In front of 530 West 25th Street, east of 11th Avenue (in front of PaceWildenstein Gallery)
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The Hipster: West side of Bedford Avenue, near North Sixth Street, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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The Olde Times Square: South side of West 44th Street, west of Seventh Avenue
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The Villager: In front of 536 La Guardia Place, between West Third and Bleecker Streets
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The Wall Street: North side of 82 Wall Street, west of Water Street
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The Coffee Cup: West side of Amsterdam Avenue, between West 110th and 111th Streets
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September 17, 2009[…] Byrne has used a bicycle to get around New York for the past 30 years. Last year, he designed a series of bike racks for the city and next week, has a new book out called the “Bicycle Diaries”. Convinced […]
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October 26, 2009Are these still up?