[View the story "Sandy: Good and bad for biking" on Storify ]Sandy: Good and bad for biking Storified by Steve Frothingham · Thu, Nov 01 2012 07:30:30
NYC post #sandy : The Bike Shall Inherit the earth.Jake Ottmann
Bike to work Post- #Sandy to avoid waiting in traffic. We have rentals for use everyday #SandyTODAY @UnlimitedBiking http://pic.twitter.com/Wq5ecL9zUnlimited Biking
@WSJ #mycommute to manhattan was on a bike--with 100s of other bikers! Glad to have the company-- Hope ppl keep it up post #sandyAllison Whaley
Great opportunity to exercise post Sandy in NYC. Bike to work, school or wherever you need to go. Gas shortages are making things crazy!Dan Flores
I wonder how many people will become bike commuters after the terrible traffic situation in NYC? #SandyWill McDonough
Everyone in New York City: if you have a bike. Now is the time to use it. Forget about driving anywhere. It's a mess out there. #SandyChris Puntarelli
@WSJ #Sandy #mycommute With no gas or NJ Transit I am basically stranded in Morristown. Heading out on bike soon to look for gas.Mike Kelly
Don't let the public transit downtime get you down. Grab a bike! Biketrain, bike rental & post-Sandy resources available: bikeapolis.uswu ch
Hurricane Sandy bicycle photobomb http://wp.me/p2P8AD-4K6 via @cyclelicious #cycling #photobombCommute by Bike
"New York Subway: Weeks to Recover" Will Sandy be the mother of thousands of new cyclists? http://tinyurl.com/98gw84xCommute by Bike
Post-Sandy, bike generators bring joy to NYC in the form of charged gadgets http://is.gd/UArwqBDavid Roberts
Come grab a bike at #daveswearhouse! We still open. #sandy didn't shut us down... @123dwhdannysupa
RT @byKristiRoberts: On bike it was nightmare today with all the cars--city should shut down an avenue or two so sane people with bikes can get around. #tellNYTThomas Holloway
Two biketrains (groups of bike commuters) tomorrow morning: Rego Park to Manhattan, Fort Greene to Manhattan. Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NYC-Biketrain/176574549093215Keith Snyder
a lot of people on bikes today who don't look like they normally ride in the city, death by bike,unforeseen aftermath of #Sandy ?jennifer
How I wish I owned a bike right nowkevin oyola
RT @transalt: Deep discounts on all things bikes and free bike tune-ups to help you get moving post #Sandy at @BicycleHabitat - http://ow.ly/eUpcjJason Yung
Faster to bike than walk or drive MT @alexgoldmark: Traffic standstill on BK Bridge, faster to walk. Pic: http://yfrog.com/h4wityij @wnyc #SandyNYC Biketrain
The scene while trying to bike across Queensboro Bridge this morning was pure "escaping zombie apocalypse".Adam Kaufman
RT @OccupySandy: #SandyVolunteers Traffic is completely insane today. Travel by #bike is highly recommended. We need people in Far Rockaway to do canvasingThe Occupied Artist
Dispatch from @katiabachko: "I rode my bike today, and I sang a song called, 'I'm going faster than the cars' all the way down"Hannah Goldfield
Bike & similar sales must rise after the storm renders modern technology useless. #bike #blade #skate #green #exercise #SandyAdonis Taylor
RT @teacuplost: Married to a superhero. @gpingeon is charging people's cell phones in LES with an energy bike he made for @morusnyc. #sandyMoRUS
Somebody is gonna be pissed when they realize that #Sandy stole their bike! #suckstosuck http://pic.twitter.com/c9hGkLFfASU Gentleman
Consider biking in this rough weather | Bike SandyBike to work NYC after getting hit by Sandy, Biking is a good alternative
Took my bro's bike 11 flights down his building yesterday to ride a few miles to get suppliesTystarr
RT @bmorrissey: Some smart storm marketing: bicycle habitat is offering free bike safety checkups in bk and soho. #NY #Sandy #BrooklynMediaKoncepts
drop the sense of entitlement for once and realize that other people are going to be walking/driving through your precious bike lanes.thomas
Bike Sharing would have been amazing #sandy . Too bad @CitibikeNYC #nycmayorsoffice couldn't get it together on timeDavid Laster
RT @LieslChang: . @zipments is working w @NYCFUNRIDE & the NYC bike messgr community 4 free delivery #Sandy @scottmstringer click here: http://www.cyclehawk.com/free-delivery-for-sandy/#.UJE_HEQsG1OMess Media
RT @helenshirley: If you have transit problems I feel bad for you son. I've got 99 problems but my bike ain't one. #sandy #mta #bikenycToya
Walking the queens bridge omw to work tonight... Thanks sandy @ Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian & Bike Path http://instagr.am/p/RdLNutFPTT/Chris Dougherty
RT @bryanrwalsh: Sure would be nice to have the CitiBike bike share program up and running #NYC #Sandydanielle johnsen
RT @xcthionia: Painfully slow bus commute to work. Time to get a bike. #sandy #nosubways http://instagr.am/p/RcqYmtOvYp/bryn
West side bike path open at Harlem Fairway but silted over. #Sandy http://yfrog.com/h6m85xzjAnemona Hartocollis
Best way in to work today involves dusting off your bike. Don't forget to pump the tires and wears your helmets New Yorkers! #SandyTodd Sokolove
RT @katehinds: Bike lane on Columbus Ave and 80th street #bikenyc @wnyc #sandy http://pic.twitter.com/VXzm3k5oTransportationNation
West Side Highway bike path totally fine minus a couple drowned rats for any Brooklyn-Manhattan commuters out there #sandySean Tracy
Headed to @ridebrooklyn to get my bike fixed. Right now it's the only thing that's gonna get me to the office #Sandy http://pic.twitter.com/NDYmuTGUDoug McPherson
Really very happy that I bought a bike a week and a half ago & that my apartment and office are 2 miles apart & both in Brooklyn. oh #SandyHeather McKinstry
Bicycle left!! It's annoying when people block the bike lane. You're rude, #Sandy. http://pic.twitter.com/31LhmdefGOOD-GOOD
"never supposed to be open," police officer restores barrier tape to west side bike path. #Sandy http://yfrog.com/ockvpftqjAnemona Hartocollis
@nick_lowe_ I biked in too. Brought the bike into the office can you do that? #sandyMark Doyle
Almost got decapitated by a downed power line on my bike ride to work. #finaldestination #SandyBen Cimmino
Anyone who needs food, water or medical supplies delivered via bike please message us #sandy #Ows #mutualaid #NYC #bikenycOWSBikecoalition
RT @718_Cyclery: Darkness in the Middle of Town. Quite, dark, dangerous bike commute to the office today #bikes #bikenyc #sandy http://pic.twitter.com/X9QtmNb3Big Bad BIM
Hurricane Sandy - Biking on the FDRGeorge Brooks
Hurricane Sandy Redhookjoshuazweinstein
Urban cycling tips from @jdavidgoodman: No headphones; stay alert for car doors; use bike lanes if avail; go slow, it's not a race #sandyJennifer Preston
Amateur hour on #NYCstreets ! Bikers & walkers crowd bridge bike lanes, no stoplights dtown, sirens & gridlock abound. #uptownevac #SandyPica DeGallo
HURRICANE SANDY riding a bike through a flooded street ROCKAWAY ,NYdtravelz
Anyone who needs food, water or medical supplies delivered via bike please message us #sandy #Ows #mutualaid #NYC #bikenycOWSBikecoalition
Urban cycling tips from @jdavidgoodman: No headphones; stay alert for car doors; use bike lanes if avail; go slow, it's not a race #sandyJennifer Preston
As NYC battles post-Sandy gridlock, @The_Domino and @BlairSoden bike from midtown east to Battery Park in 40 minutes http://pic.twitter.com/33vq1unmBloomberg TV
@Commute_by_Bike With no lights, shops and workplaces closed, sandy may be the mother of lots of new humans #StayInBedCranky Acid
Anyone bike in city today? More dangerous than usual? #Sandy #biking #commuteZach Block
Don't let the public transit downtime get you down. Grab a bike! Biketrain, bike rental & post-#Sandy resources available cc: @NYCBiketrainMarc O'Brien
@transalt how do we make commercial landlords allow bike access for workers after Sandy?John A McCloskey
Used to bike over this bridge a ton. Apparently I could have swam it. #sandy #mantoloking http://pic.twitter.com/qXhXDEmTRachel DeAlto
“@Ste_Pee: @GMPChorlton ...and well done your team for catching the bike thieves by Sandy Lane. Result.” &the member of public 4 ringing us!GMP Chorlton
@GMPChorlton ...and well done your team for catching the bike thieves by Sandy Lane. Result.Ste P.
New York commuters walk, bike and fume amid post-Sandy snarls - Reutersustoday
Don't let the public transit downtime get you down. Grab a bike! Biketrain, bike rental & post-Sandy resources available: bikeapolis.uswu ch
Wishing I had a bike right now. #subwaylessnyc #sandyalisonkudlow
Somebody is gonna be pissed when they realize that #Sandy stole their bike! #suckstosuck http://pic.twitter.com/c9hGkLFfASU Gentleman
not letting #sandy ruin halloween! galavanting around BK tonight via bike - perhaps even breaking out last yr's hip hop dancer costume?Lindsay Buckley
NEw York – New York Commuters Walk, Bike And Fume Amid Post-Sandy Snarls: New York – New York City commuters endured hours-long bus t...Fake Vos Iz Neias
@psegdelivers I can't find my bike #sandy #bikeout #spookysweaty mike
I have an athlete who is going to be riding his bike to work in downtown NYC, I wonder how many others will need to follow suit #sandyBlake Becker
In case nobody's said it yet: the big "we should bike!" lightbulb over NYC's collective head in wake of Sandy = zombie apocalypse preview.Lizbon Grav
@BicyclesOnly there'd prob be a ton of damage to the bikes and bike racks if they were out during SandyRaven Keller
Shoutout to @krobsy for scoring on a bike today #unreal #blessed #SandyJack Sullivan
If u see #TMobile chick on her bike, knock her off + tell her invest in TOWERS vs TV ads. HORRIBLE NYC coverage in emergency #SandyAndrew Giangola
Happy #Sandy story: a church member rode their bike to check on a bunch of people at a local retirement community.Reese