Here are a few more pieces that give an overview:

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/nyregion/with-transportation-snarled-in-brooklyn-bicycles-roam-free.html?_r=0

Bike Portland
http://bikeportland.org/2012/11/01/while-sandy-recovery-continues-signs-of-hope-on-two-wheels-79511#more-79511

Bloomberg.com
http://go.bloomberg.com/hurricane-sandy/2012/10/31/advice-for-post-sandy-new-york-traffic-take-the-bike/

Here are a few resources that are circulating and being shared with new and experienced riders:

Tips
http://sellingsustainablestreets.tumblr.com/post/34707764652/live-in-nyc-want-to-start-bike-commuting-this

Safe routes / bike trains / resources
http://bikeapolis.us/

Organized resource distribution
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recycle-A-Bicycle/62453932286#!/events/261390857316858/

On a personal note:

Recycle-A-Bicycle was very, very lucky. We have two storefronts and an education center that are all located in the immediate flood Zone A. Just one block away from each of our shops (in Dumbo, Brooklyn and the Lower East Side of Manhattan), there were cars submerged underwater. Our shops experienced minimal flooding (water touched the tires, not the rims). Despite the fact that we were without electricity, heat, water, or phone lines, both stores were open for business as of Wednesday 10/31. As of 5PM on Friday 11/2, both shops were operating at full capacity.

Our workshop/warehouse in Long Island City, Queens did not fare as well. The warehouse suffered an electrical fire that thankfully never left the breaker room. The storm surge brought 3 feet of sea water that filled the 4,000 sq ft space, making for a gigantic mess and many needed repairs/replacements of all hubs, bottom brackets, cables, and housing. We've had a steady crew of staff and volunteers who've gotten the space cleaned up (with headlamps at times) and are now working to repair the bicycles. All is workable and could have been much worse.

With long bus lines, a still not fully operating subway system, horrendous traffic, and lines into gas stations that can run miles long, the bicycle is clearly the way to go, now more than ever. We've had so many new riders in the shops these last few days, asking for bikes, lights, city riding tips, and recommendations for safe routes. It feels like a mini resource center, more so than usual.

With so many parts of this city --and others near and far-- that are suffering loss of human life, homes, and businesses, it is powerful and humbling to feel the strong sense of teamwork, communication, and camaraderie between bike shops, cycling groups, and bike education/advocacy organizations stepping up to do what needs to be done, in the ways that we can.

Many of you have reached out to us this past week. Thank you for thinking of us and for all the great work you are doing.

Best regards,

Pasqualina Azzarello
Recycle-A-Bicycle



On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Harold Schreckengost <mewshi@gmail.com> wrote:
There was an article posted to /r/bicycling a few days ago.  With public transport out and many roads closed to normal traffic, there have been a lot of people who have taken to riding to work.

Ah, here it is http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/11/01/novice-cyclists-dust-off-their-bikes-after-the-storm/

It's going to be used, I'm pretty sure.

On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Rich Points <director@communitycycles.org> wrote:
Hey East coasters,
Have you guys seen more people riding bikes after the hurricane?  What has been the role of the bike after the storm?  I hope it's getting people to ride to work for the first time and maybe create some new commuters.

Curious in Boulder.

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