r/NYCbike

Would not have been so bad, but the planters made it way more dangerous.

I've always wanted to walk every block of the city but knew the overhead of tracking those walks would be a pain, so over the last couple months I made an app that checks off each block once you've walked it. Some friends wanted to try it so I just uploaded it to the App Store.

It works for all 5 boroughs and you can turn on passive tracking so that your blocks are tracked without opening the app. There's also a leaderboard so you can see how your stats compare to other New Yorkers.

The app is called WalkNYC and it's completely free. It's only on iOS right now but I'm looking into porting it to Android. Would love any feedback you all have! I'm thinking of doing a mode specifically for biking so you can track your bike rides too and then there'd be a separate leaderboard for biking.

Here's the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/walknyc-walk-every-block/id6758922428

Update: As of this evening it's actually ranked #79 in the Navigation category of the App Store!

Last year I posted a photo of a pedicab driver who while travelling down the wrong way of a one way street then crossed in front of me. Back then some people asked me to post a follow-up.

I slowed down enough but still managed to make contact. My front wheel was damaged ("taco'd" per the bike shop) and needed replacement, which my case against him was for. NYPD came, pedicab guy was pissed, he had his colleagues try and intimidate me but eventually a police report was made and everybody went their way. I filed a small claims case, 6 months later the date came and he didn't show. The judge ruled in my favor, not because he didn't show, but because the evidence was clearly in my favor that he was at fault. I have my phone mounted with a dashcam.bike setup (not a plug). Now that I have a judgment against him, I'm thinking of hand delivering it to him but confrontation adverse and not going to physically brawl about this.

Anyway, for those who were curious, that's how it turned out.

The rental truck was headed east on Grand making a R onto Allen St in the LES. I called 9/11 to report it but I came upon the scene right after it happened. I gave the 9/11 dispatcher my info but after comforting the rider who was conscious but shaking, I left him in the hands of a doctor was also there.

It's finally open to adults, anyone looking to learn how to ride sign up the spots goes fast. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/bike-new-york-13403125692/

My favorite park in the city by far!

Donno how the hell this bike lane was approved, it goes down the center of the car lane. This is in Queens, I'm guessing they might be adding a bus lane on the right, in the meantime I'll continue to bike to the right of the bike lane