The Bicycle Uprising, Part 5

This is the concluding installment of a five-part series looking back at the victory over the Midtown bike ban, 25 years ago. Read parts�one,�two, three�and four for an overview of the bike ban, the advocacy of the 1970s and 80s, and my recounting of the activism that followed the uprising against the ban. Activists are [...]

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NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Federated Auto Parts 400 Preview

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Name That Shifter, No. 91: 2009 Hummer H3T

On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. The truck-like shifter apparently was a dead giveaway, because the first commenter to correctly identify it as a Hummer H3T?s five-speed unit also was the first to post a comment. That lucky [...]

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Zanardi wins Paralympic gold medal

Former Williams, Lotus and Jordan Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi won gold in the 2012 Paralympic handcycling race around Brands Hatch circuit on Wednesday.

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Our Date With a McLaren MP4-12C Spider

It seems invitations to hang with 618-hp, 200-mph-plus supercars wrought of carbon fiber, magnesium, and other equally sexy materials are getting harder to come by these days. So when reps from speed merchant McLaren mentioned they?d be bringing a brand-new MP4-12C Spider by our offices, our collective excitement swelled to the point that we nearly?keyword [...]

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We can win Spa, says Sauber

Sauber is a realistic contender for victory in today's Belgian Grand Prix, according to team CEO Monisha Kaltenborn. Kamui Kobayashi lines up second on the grid, the Sauber team's first front row start as a fully-independent team since Jean Alesi at the 1999 French Grand Prix , with Sergio Perez fourth

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Today?s Headlines

MTA Files Appeal of Payroll Tax Ruling With State’s Top Court (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Hoboken’s Promising Car-Share Data Competes With Curbside Entitlement in the Times
To Slow Down Drivers, Corona Students Paint Their School (DNA)
Daily News Gets Its Chance to Crow About Central Park Cyclists
Vito Lopez Succession: Meet the New Boss? (News)
Trials and Tribulations of Activating Lower Manhattan’s [...]

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