Time's Up!
Time's Up! is a grassroots environmental group that seeks to promote a more sustainable, less toxic New York City. For over 20 years, it has been committed to improving the environment by empowering individuals to become active in their community.
From 2005-2007, the New York Police Department tried to identify Time's Up! as the organizer of New York City's Critical Mass rides, based on its promotion of the rides. The City of New York filed a lawsuit against Time's Up! and four of its volunteers, claiming a need for permits for the monthly rides.[1] The case was dropped after two years.[2]
Time's Up! has been involved in advocacy and memorials for cyclists killed by motor vehicles. Each year, a memorial ride is held to visit every ghost bike memorial placed during the previous year, to reflect on these tragedies and publicize safe cycling.[3]
Time's Up! also organizes less political community bicycling events, including moonlight rides through Central Park and Prospect Park.[4]
The organization's legacy of local radical activism is archived in a special collection of flyers and materials at the Tamiment Library at NYU.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Ferguson, Sarah (2006-02-14). "Critical Impasse". Village Voice (New York). http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0608,ferguson,72239,2.html. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Dwyer, Jim (2006-02-16). "City Rebuffed in Trying to Bar Mass Bike Rides". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/nyregion/16critical.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1140293523-1GosA1Zq4d2/08A/IkXtaA. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Metro Briefing". The New York Times. 2007-01-08. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03EFDA1530F93BA35752C0A9619C8B63. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ Ryzik, Melena (2007-12-28). "New Year's Eve Ride". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE3DA1F3CF93BA15751C1A9619C8B63. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ Moynihan, Colin (2009-11-28). "The Ephemera of Protests, Carefully Hoarded, Is Going to an Archive". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/arts/design/28archives.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
