Tag Archives: NYC

Growing with New York: from 1978 to Chelsea

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

In 1978, we opened Bicycle Habitat in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Subway fare cost $.50, and and there were only a handful of us true bike commuters throughout the city. Thirty-five years later, I enjoy how things … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow: It’s our birthday!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

On March 1, 1978, Charlie McCorkell and Hal Ruzal opened Bicycle Habitat at 244 Lafayette Street in the gritty SoHo neighborhood of New York City. The area has changed a lot. Our love for cycling has not. And neither has yours! Thanks … Continue reading →

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CYCLE Kids program coming to Brooklyn

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Good news on the community homefront: After years of effort, the bike education program CYCLE Kids is finally coming to Brooklyn! With New York City’s own Evie Stevens as the Director of Outreach for this awesome Boston-based organization, we look forward to … Continue reading →

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After Sandy: No power. Still bikes.

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

We opened after Sandy. No power… but we did the best with what we had. We feel lucky to find almost no damage to our stores themselves. Our Brooklyn shop retained power. With the subways down, our Park Slope location … Continue reading →

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Bike share race in 2013

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

At our women’s cycling event with the pro team from Specialized-lululemon, we were honored to have NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan as one of our guests! … where she announced this spring will host the first ever bike share race. … Continue reading →

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Announcing our Globe raffle winner

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

Congratulations to Kevin Chan, winner of the 2013 Globe Roll 8 raffle! The ARTCRANK raffle with Globe benefits Streetsblog and Streetfilms. Enjoy your new bike, Kevin!! (Special thanks to Globe Bikes for their generous sponsorship.)

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It’s that time of year again:

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Mark your calendars: The 5th annual Summer Streets are almost here. Swing by our SoHo shop on August 4, 11 and 18th – all kinds of fun, sales and activities planned! http://nyc.gov/summerstreets

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New on the East River

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

If you ride over the Manhattan Bridge, you’ll enjoy the view just north of the bridge of the colorful new “Watertower” sculpture from Tom Fruin. Made of one thousand of pieces of locally-found plexiglass, the view adds a fun splash of … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for the Tour

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

We love a good panoramic photo. Especially when it features bikes. Italian photographer Paolo Pellizzari, exhibiting just down the street from us here in Soho, makes us smile as as we get ready for the 2012 Tour de France, with … Continue reading →

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Calling all artists: Bike show coming to NYC

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

ARTCRANK is finally coming to NYC! The call for entries is now open. Act fast, graphic designers and artists – entry close date is June 16th.   ARTCRANK is a nationally touring show that benefits artists and a locally selected … Continue reading →

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