Last September, BAMRA (Bleecker Area Merchants’ and Residents’ Association), Community Board 2 and LMNO(P) co-sponsored a Kids’ Learn To Ride afternoon at Mercer Playground — one of the parkland strips at risk under N.Y.U.’s planned mega-development project. With instruction provided by Bike New York, 31 local children, ages 5 to 12, from the West Village to the East Village had the chance to ride a bike for the first time or hone their balancing and pedaling skills. Another Learn To Ride afternoon is planned in the playground for Sat., May 30, from noon to 2 p.m. File photo by Tequila Minsky
On Saturday, the Bleecker Area Merchants’ and Residents’ Association (BAMRA) sponsored a free “Learn To Ride a Bicycle” event at Mercer Playground to teach kids ready for a two-wheeler how to balance and ride. Trainers from Bike New York were on hand at the park, on Mercer St. between Bleecker and W. Third Sts., from noon to 2 p.m., and helped instruct more than 20 tykes on the essentials of riding a bike. Terri Cude, the event’s main organizer, was happy to report that a bunch of the children who had never ridden on two wheels before learned how to bicycle in just one session.
On Saturday, the Bleecker Area Merchants’ and Residents’ Association (BAMRA) sponsored a free “Learn To Ride a Bicycle” event at Mercer Playground to teach kids ready for a two-wheeler how to balance and ride. Trainers from Bike New York were on hand at the park, on Mercer St. between Bleecker and W. Third Sts., from noon to 2 p.m., and helped instruct more than 20 tykes on the essentials of riding a bike. Terri Cude, the event’s main organizer, was happy to report that a bunch of the children who had never ridden on two wheels before learned how to bicycle in just one session.
