New York: Memorial Ride for Youth Killed While Cycling in Brooklyn and Queens

Posted by admin on 09/3/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Share the Road

Streetsblog: Memorial Ride for Youth Killed While Cycling in Brooklyn and Queens

Join cyclists who will ride in honor of two New York City youths who have perished while riding their bikes. Luis Ramos, 18, was killed on June 23rd while he was biking to work on Flushing Avenue near Beaver Street. Carolina Hernandez, 13, was killed August 17th by a turning truck while crossing the street on her bike at the corner of 57th Avenue and Junction Boulevard.Bicycle deaths are preventable. Bring flowers, love, and hope.

When: September 2, 2007 2:00 pm
Where:Continental Army Plaza, S. 5th St. & Roebling St. (at the Brooklyn entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge),Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ride will conclude in Elmhurst, Queens

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