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    Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced Summer Streets, a new City program that will temporarily open a 6.9 mile car-free route from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street. Featuring connections to Central Park and other open spaces, Summer Streets will give New Yorkers unprecedented access to the streets for exercise and exploration from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on three consecutive Saturdays in August, the 9th, 16th and 23rd. Major cross-town streets will remain open for vehicles that need to cross the route. The Mayor and Commissioner Sadik-Khan were joined at the announcement by Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Lance Armstrong and David Byrne.



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    wow! awesome!
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    Default Re: NYC August Skate Daze!

    sounds sweet
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    Thats so sick.....me and my crew gotta check that out on one of those days. we all work together, I hope we can all get the day off....prob not, dangit. Yay Bloomburg!!!

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    That sounds sick. Is anyone going to be organizing a big session on one of those weekends?
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    This sounds really cool man. Yea someone should set something up and just have a big skate session, Any nice hills btw?
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    Default Re: NYC August Skate Daze!

    how big are those hills cuz that definetly sounds like somthin i wana go to!!

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    hills in NYC??? i don't think so...
    let's definitely set up a skate session one of these weekends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raynerider View Post
    how big are those hills cuz that definetly sounds like somthin i wana go to!!
    Can't tell if you're being sarcastic so I'll just reply as if you're for real . . .

    The route that they're closing to traffic is pretty flat. A little up and down, but nothing more than the cruzer hills that are typical in most of the city. I think you can expect it to be crowded with peds, bikes, dogwalkers, kids and assorted parading kooks (this is NYC son!). The "greenway" along river is totally flat, and bike-path narrow. Central Park has some small hills, but nothing worth traveling for, and it's open to riders (and closed to traffic) everyday anyhow.

    Should be a fun enough cruise, but speed isn't what this is about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nervous ned View Post
    hills in NYC??? i don't think so...
    let's definitely set up a skate session one of these weekends.
    Ride from CP down to the bridge (so conveniently close to the Brooklyn Banks)?
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    PROSPECT PARK IS LEIK 50 MPH!!!!!! 666
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    Quote Originally Posted by ton View Post
    PROSPECT PARK IS LEIK 50 MPH!!!!!! 666
    Yeah, but only if you're rocking one of these mean rides:

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    sooo stoked!!! aw man im def hitin up prospect park if wat "ton" says is true, how long is the run though?

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    Quote Originally Posted by raynerider View Post
    sooo stoked!!! aw man im def hitin up prospect park if wat "ton" says is true, how long is the run though?
    its about 3 miles, some rad hairpins and sweepers, you gotta watch out though, its MEGA fast. i melted a wheel on it.
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    ha ye mega fast i heard k-rimes broke the speed record there ton...or was it you?
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    holy #### thats awsome that fastest ive gone is like 45 haha but il definetly hit it up sometime

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    [QUOTE=ton;1297138942]its about 3 miles, some rad hairpins and sweepers, you gotta watch out though, its MEGA fast. i melted a wheel on it.[/QUO
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    Did anyone take advantage of the NYC Summer Streets?

    I skated from 72 down to Canal on Park Avenue, but only saw one other Longboarder.

    It would be great to have a group next week!!!

    Any takers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by swearingen View Post
    Did anyone take advantage of the NYC Summer Streets?

    I skated from 72 down to Canal on Park Avenue, but only saw one other Longboarder.

    It would be great to have a group next week!!!

    Any takers?
    How was it? Congested? Did you get to skate the ramps on Park Ave around the MetLife building?

    Somehow I didn't make it out of Brooklyn yesterday - - rode Prospect Park for a few hours at night instead.
    I'm not around for the next 2 weekends when they do this so I can't make that either, but I heard on the radio this morning that the city is already calling this "a success" and talking about doing it more frequently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jetkin View Post
    How was it? Congested? Did you get to skate the ramps on Park Ave around the MetLife building?
    Nah - nothing tricky like that, I was just excited to be able to skate the distance and certain areas (Union Sq/ St. Marks, etc.) were just amazing...

    People are dumb-asses though. They don't look where they're going and it was a little nerve wracking...

    I do hope they continue this car-free Saturday thing, it really made the city a treat!

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