HISTORY was made last night as nearly ten thousand bicyclists
all took to the streets to protest…well…everything really…
take your pick..environmental devastation..corporatocracy..
im sure evey single person had their own reason to ride.
citizen x rode because:

A. BICYCLES ARE FUN..and it is a self sufficient form
of transportation.
B. CYCLING IS AUTONOMY..you go as fast AS YOU CAN
generally speaking..no hassles with waiting or parking.
C. PROTEST IS NOT “PERMITTED”..a parade is NOT a
protest..living a sustainable lifestyle IS.

the ride began in Union Square park at about 7:00pm
flyers WERE distributed to the people assembled..
instructions from the NYPD making it clear (at least to me)
that THEY considered the forthcoming ride ILLEGAL.
and that participants once engaged were subject to arrest.
HOWEVER..things went brilliantly UNTIL..
about a hour and half into the ride..which blocked entire
avenues for ten and twelve blocks at times..the police
began to apprehend and arrest cyclists..despite overwhelming
public support (cheering crowds throughout manhattan)
and chants of “LET THEM GO” by onlookers..NYPD
literally NETTED over 350 people over the course of the night
some in Times Square..some near Madison Square Garden..
a few at 22nd and second ave. and the majority at St Marks Church
(so much for sanctuary Esmerelda)

on the corner of 10th street and second ave.
EXTREME FORCE WAS USED AGAINST PEACEFUL CITIZENS
as usual..tit for tat..
police officer clubs unarmed cyclist
crowd demolishes a dozen police scooters
unchecked escalation resulted in nearly five hundred riot police
surrounding the churchyard for hours after the ride had ended.
ONE GOOD SAMARITAN..Kristian of Brooklyn submitted to arrest

while trying to intervene on the behalf of a young man being..
mercilessly truncheoned by officers..he is currently still in custody
without charge and suffers neurological damage to his hands from
mis-applied “zipcuffs” which cut off his circulation for hours..
after it was recognized by officers that the device was improperly
twisted and was too tight.

at the time of this posting NYPD are deployed at the TIMES UP!
convergence space..with “a list of names” of people to be taken into custody.?

ALSO JUST IN.. bicycle activist Joshua Kinberg was arrested..not for riding or graffiti
but after giving an interview to MSNBC in which he said he built the bike.

THE BOTTOM LINE..the delegates are NOW in town..NO MORE FUCKING AROUND.

the bottomER line…WHEN PEOPLE JOIN TOGETHER PEACEFULLY TO ASSERT
THEMSELVES THEY CANNOT BE SILENCED.