11 May
2011
11 May
'11
11:10 a.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TROY BIKE RESCUE GEARS UP FOR A MOVE TO NORTH CENTRAL TROY
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Upcoming Events
MAY 21: 2pm 51 3rd St. - Moving Caravan from downtown to new North
Troy address 3280 6th avenue
MAY 28: 2-9pm 3361 6th ave. - TBR Fundraising party at The Sanctuary
for Independent Media
Contacts
Andrew Lynn: 518-573-7947 <tel:518-573-7947>
Ryan Jenkins: 774-261-0273 <tel:774-261-0273>
http://www.troybikerescue.org
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Over the next two weeks, Troy Bike Rescue will be closing down their
normal operations of twice-weekly bike maintenance clinics in
preparation for a move to a new home. On May 21, they will be
loading up a caravans of cargo bikes, trailers, and other vehicles
to transport the bulk of their downtown shop to a new home in North
Troy. The move to a larger and dedicated space will allow them to
grow their mission, expand open shop hours, and create
youth-specific programming in the North Troy neighborhood.
Their presence will also breath life into a building that has been
vacant since 2007. The building, dubbed the Wheelhouse, at 3280 6th
avenue, was purchased from the city through the recent foreclosure
auction from the city of Troy by two TBR collective members and Troy
residents who are coordinating the renovation efforts, Andrew Lynn
and Ryan Jenkins. The building has been a home to a movie theatre,
an electricians workshop, and a vending machine repair shop.
Troy Bike Rescue is a collective of bicycle enthusiasts committed to
removing bikes from the waste stream, and putting them back into
use. They are celebrating 10 years of recycling bikes in the capital
region of New York State with a BIKE PARTY fundraising event at the
Sanctuary for Independent Media on May 28. More info at:
http://www.troybikerescue.org/fundraiser
http://www.mediasanctuary.org
Hi-resolution floorplan sketch of the future Wheelhouse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/5473027258/sizes/o/in/set-72157626095136199/
The workshop space TBR is leaving behind
https://picasaweb.google.com/tbr.collective/513rdWorkshop#5578951796928581106
Recent TBR Video Testimonials:
http://tbr.mirocommunity.org/