Top stories published by Reclaim Magazine in May of 2016

By Eben Weiss, a.k.a. Bike Snob

Albany, We’re Ready for Our Close-Up

You can tell pretty much everything you need to know about a city by watching its children arrive at school.

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The Beauty of New York Is That It Is Not Homogeneous

Even before it launched in 2013, Citi Bike struggled. Hurricane Sandy majorly damaged the brand-new bicycle fleet, software glitches set back its…

Welcome to New Bike City

The camera attached to the front rack of Paul Vogel’s bicycle has captured a lot since he strapped it on in 2014…

Profile of a Bike Commuter

Shane Ferro is a journalist, competitive cyclist and faster than a helicopter.

Interview: Bike Activists in Love

Dorothy Kieu Lê and Boris Suchkov

The Right to Yell

By Paul Steely White, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives

I have a confession: I yell at drivers all the time. I yell when they come too close to my daughter Anna when we’re biking to school, or when they don’t stop for me in the crosswalk.

Photo Album: Brooklyn Bike History

In the late 19th century, advances in manufacturing made the bicycle suddenly accessible and affordable to average New Yorkers. Bicycle riding became wildly popular, and streets increasingly chaotic, with cyclists sharing unpaved roads with horseback riders…

Protected Gets Popular

Bike lanes with built-in protection are the hot trend on New York City streets, with new lanes installed or soon-to-be…

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Talking Bike 2020

It’s not easy to be the face of bicycling in New York City, but with a community meeting on their calendar nearly every night, TransAlt organizers are often a stand-in for pedaling New…

A Vaccine for Speeding

This winter, Ollie Oliver spent a lot of time flagging down New Yorkers. At the Whitehall Ferry Terminal, near the…