Critical Mass (part 2 of 2)

Critical Mass (part 1 of 2)

Critical Mass bike rides tend to polarize people in NYC, in a way that they don't seem to in other cities. Not just Right vs. Left, or SUV-driving gas-guzzlers vs. alternative energy proponents, but also Leftists who characterize the event as a distraction from the "real issues that matter", faux-activism, and something that bored college kids do, vs. other Leftists who participate in it as a way of bringing attention to transportation issues in a city where bikers have almost no rights on the street, deadly hit-and-run accidents occur with startling frequency, and the biggest vehicle always has the right of way.

You can find more information about Critical Mass bike rides here.

Fast Food Nation

On the corner of 14th Street and 1st Avenue...

A friend's photography show...

My friend Francesca's photography show, "13 Photos," is on display at Basta Pasta, an Italian restaurant on West 17th Street, until October 13th. I went to check it out the other evening and was impressed, as always, with her large scale black-and-white images. I hear the food's quite good too.

You can see more of her work online here.

Greenwich Village