Hot Wheels

A man’s bicycle was stolen July 26 while visiting a friend on West 85th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. The 32-year-old Upper West Side resident told police he locked his $5,500 bicycle to the scaffolding at 7 p.m. He was in his friend’s apartment for 10 minutes. When he returned, the bike was missing and the cut chain was left.

SO LONG, SPEEDIE

It is a memorial unlike most, decorated with the standard flowers and photography, as well as reflectors and spare parts. Chained to the tree barrier outside Malachy’s pub on West 72nd Street near Columbus Avenue, the memorial dedicates the spot where “Speedie,” a Free Spirit-brand bicycle, was stolen on July 27.
Bike owner Betsy Johnson, herself a free spirit (though not the clothing designer), is among the many who Read more