Cycling in the City Programs
Our exhibition Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History traces the bike’s transformation of urban transportation and leisure and explores the extraordinary diversity of cycling cultures in the city, past and present, while underscoring the importance of cycling as the city confronts climate change, energy scarcity, and population growth in the years to come. Inspired by the exhibition, join us for a series of programs that explores New York's rich bicycling heritage and expands upon the complex, creative, and often contentious relationship between New York and the bicycle.
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Past Event: The Wide, Wild World of NYC Cycling
Dive into the city’s vibrant cycling subcultures – from the BMX crews of the South Bronx and the Puerto Rican Schwinn Club to the fixed-gear racers of the Red Hook Crit.
Past Event: Whose Streets? Reclaiming NYC for Cyclists
How can we rethink the relationship between cycling and the city for the benefit of all? A panel discussion.
Educator Evening: Cycling in the City
Explore the extraordinary diversity of cycling cultures in the city on a free curator tour.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies: En el Séptimo Día
Join us for a moonlit screening of En el Séptimo Día, featuring a pre-show happy hour with live music by the Guataca Roots Trio.
Cycling in the City Family Program
Visit the exhibition Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History to explore cycling cultures in the city, past and present. Then participate in a cycling related activity to take home with you.
Past Event: Uptown Bounce: August 14
FREE! Our Uptown Bounce summer block party series concludes with an ode to classic summertime activities and hits from the '90s.Supporters
Cycling in the City programs are funded in part by a Humanities New York Action Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Cycling in the City is made possible with lead support provided by Metropolitan Velodrome, Inc.; additional support provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation; Katheryn C. Patterson and Thomas L. Kempner Jr.; Bike New York; Rabobank International; and George H. Beane.
