Sandy: Good and bad for biking

  1. Bike to work Post- #Sandy to avoid waiting in traffic. We have rentals for use everyday #SandyTODAY @UnlimitedBiking http://pic.twitter.com/Wq5ecL9z
  2. @WSJ #mycommute to manhattan was on a bike--with 100s of other bikers! Glad to have the company-- Hope ppl keep it up post #sandy
  3. Great opportunity to exercise post Sandy in NYC. Bike to work, school or wherever you need to go. Gas shortages are making things crazy!
  4. I wonder how many people will become bike commuters after the terrible traffic situation in NYC? #Sandy
  5. Everyone in New York City: if you have a bike. Now is the time to use it. Forget about driving anywhere. It's a mess out there. #Sandy
  6. @WSJ #Sandy #mycommute With no gas or NJ Transit I am basically stranded in Morristown. Heading out on bike soon to look for gas.
  7. Don't let the public transit downtime get you down. Grab a bike! Biketrain, bike rental & post-Sandy resources available: bikeapolis.us
  8. "New York Subway: Weeks to Recover" Will Sandy be the mother of thousands of new cyclists? tinyurl.com/98gw84x
  9. Post-Sandy, bike generators bring joy to NYC in the form of charged gadgets is.gd/UArwqB
  10. RT @byKristiRoberts: On bike it was nightmare today with all the cars--city should shut down an avenue or two so sane people with bikes can get around. #tellNYT
  11. Two biketrains (groups of bike commuters) tomorrow morning: Rego Park to Manhattan, Fort Greene to Manhattan. Info: facebook.com/pages/NYC-Bike…
  12. a lot of people on bikes today who don't look like they normally ride in the city, death by bike,unforeseen aftermath of #Sandy ?
  13. RT @transalt: Deep discounts on all things bikes and free bike tune-ups to help you get moving post #Sandy at @BicycleHabitat - http://ow.ly/eUpcj
  14. Faster to bike than walk or drive MT @alexgoldmark: Traffic standstill on BK Bridge, faster to walk. Pic: yfrog.com/h4wityij @wnyc #Sandy
  15. The scene while trying to bike across Queensboro Bridge this morning was pure "escaping zombie apocalypse".
  16. RT @OccupySandy: #SandyVolunteers Traffic is completely insane today. Travel by #bike is highly recommended. We need people in Far Rockaway to do canvasing
  17. Dispatch from @katiabachko: "I rode my bike today, and I sang a song called, 'I'm going faster than the cars' all the way down"
  18. Bike & similar sales must rise after the storm renders modern technology useless. #bike #blade #skate #green #exercise #Sandy
  19. RT @teacuplost: Married to a superhero. @gpingeon is charging people's cell phones in LES with an energy bike he made for @morusnyc. #sandy
  20. Somebody is gonna be pissed when they realize that #Sandy stole their bike! #suckstosuck http://pic.twitter.com/c9hGkLFf

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