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
Ryan Jenkins: 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/