Activists hope to start bike-sharing in New York
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New York City may seem like an unlikely place to leave bicycles out for people to ride for free, but some activists are hoping residents can learn to share bikes like Europeans to ease congestion and pollution.
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By Dennis Yusko, Times Union, Albany, N.Y.  Dec. 14--HALFMOON -- A $1.68 million federal grant for Halfmoon and  Clifton Park will upgrade the Erie Canal towpath connecting the towns into a  pedestrian-bicycle path that residents of both communities can use.
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NEW YORK (Back Stage) - Tens of thousands of political  activists are scheduled to protest in New York City during the  Republican National Convention (Aug. 30-Sept. 2), much of it  against the incumbent president's controversial economic and  foreign policies. By contrast, much of the performing arts  community will do what it does best -- perform.
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Aides to New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have laid the groundwork for a potential independent run for president.
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The creator of Bikes Against Bush planned to use his Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-SMS-bike combo to spray anti-Bush messages on city streets. But police intervene before he could start. Cyrus Farivar reports from New York.
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Automated garages are catching on in the New York City area as traditional surface parking lots are being gobbled up as sites for new buildings.
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The City of Light wants to be the city that bikes.
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Cancer survivor, six-time Tour de France cycling champion and Austinite Lance Armstrong is on a ride across the nation. Armstrong and other bicyclists with cancer experiences hope to inform and inspire Americans
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NEW YORK -- The carriage horses at Central Park are one of this city's most iconic sights, along with the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the street-side artists and the hot dog vendors. But now one city council member from Queens is trying to send the horses the way of the...
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For generations, visitors to New York City have headed to Times Square, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. But ever since Sept.
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In just about any other place, the sight of a man and woman pushing a stroller would be welcomed as a sign of stability and safety. In San Francisco's heavily gay Castro District, some people can't help but think: There goes the neighborhood.
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New York City employee pension  funds are calling on two top Internet companies to do more to  protect free speech in repressive countries, joining a year-old  campaign by human rights groups.
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New York state voters oppose a plan by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to impose fees on drivers in Manhattan, but they would support it if the money raised staves off hikes in tolls and transit fares, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
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Protests -- and arrests -- began in New York on Thursday, days before the start of the Republican convention, where President Bush will be nominated for re-election in a
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Protests -- and arrests -- began in  New York on Thursday, days before the start of the Republican  convention, where President Bush will be nominated for  re-election in a city that voted overwhelmingly for his  opponent four years ago.
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On Saturday, a new form of social activism will go live on the net. John Borland reports from Berlin.
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Some protesters-in-waiting seem to think that their right to free expression can&#39;t be separated from the right to trash New York City&#39;s Central Park.