One of the great things about cycling is that you can get from place to place faster than you can walk, at eye level. And you can stop without having to alert a bus driver so you can hop off. An example is a ride I took yesterday afternoon. I zigzagged through industrial areas along the Broooklyn-Queens border. Some of the old factories and warehouses have become studios and shops but, thankfully, there's still a lot to see from the street.
You can even witness an epic battle that doesn't involve gangs.
One piece I saw in Bushwick, however, reminded me of old-school hip hop, when it wasvcalled "the CNN of the ghetto.
Is he warning the neighborhood about something?
The world moves on. Things change--including ourselves and, in some cases, our bikes. I just hope that we don't lose the spirit of those graffiti murals--and that I can see them simply by taking an afternoon bike ride!
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