Bike and Roll’s ace mechanics putting together one of 35 quadracycles for summer fun . . . Signs that summer is almost here on Governors Island: lawnmowers are whirring furiously, the geese have flown to Canada, art is popping up all over, and Bike and Roll is hard at work at thier Colonels Row site building bikes. The adorable Electra [...]
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You may think Governors Island is all hammocks and kittens, but it’s a full-time job for all the people who are transforming the Island. And one of the most frequently asked questions for anyone who works on the Island is, “How do you get to work?” The answer, of course, is that we get there the same [...]
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How to Get Married on Governors Island in 10 Easy Steps: Find someone to love. Propose. Pick a date and invite your friends and family and a bunch of pirates. Take the first boat, race down to Picnic Point and arrange all of the wheelbarrow benches in rows like chruch pews. Stand in front [...]
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Have a car-free and care-free Saturday with Summer Streets and Governors Island. Starting THIS SATURDAY (August 7)- from 7am – 1 pm and for the next two Saturdays ( August 14 and 21) nearly 7 miles of city streets are yours for playing, running, walking, biking and just enjoying! We’ve got: Free bike and skate [...]
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Bike and Roll, in partnership with Rolling Orange Bikes, a new bike shop in Brooklyn that favors slow bikes, is renting Fietsfabriek Cargobikes (yes, they’re Dutch, we’re so predictable here). The models for rent are tricycles with a box in the front big enough to carry a small child or a month’s worth of groceries. You [...]
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Bike and Roll’s Early Bird Special is back! When you sign out a regular-price rental bike between 10 AM and 12 PM on Saturday and Sunday (July and 18), your second bike rental is half-price. It’s a great deal for those of us who can’t skip out of work for Free Bike Friday.
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The early bird gets the bike! Bike and Roll is offering an “early bird” special this weekend and next weekend. When you sign out a regular-price rental bike between 10 AM and 12 PM on Saturday and Sunday (July 10, 11, 17 and 18), your second bike rental is half-price. Getting to Governors Island early not only [...]
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We’re bursting with pride over the #2 ranking that National Geographic Traveler just gave to New York City for it’s bike-friendliness. The article is not online, but you can read all about it – and Governors Island’s contribution- on the New York Times’ travel blog. With five miles of car-free biking, Bike and Roll’s Free [...]
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Today’s New York Times Thursday Styles section has a gorgeous spread of tweed-wearing dandies in tintype photos shot on Governors Island a few weeks back. The accompanying article details the trend toward an Victorian aesthetic. In a related note, we’d like to know when the Tweed Ride to Governors Island is happening. Obviously the Island’s closed now, [...]
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