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ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS FREE EVENT.
We will be hitting a number of locations around the NYC metropolitan area. Great rides, live music, BBQ, beer, patches, t-shirts, a slow race and a raffle can be expected. Current schedule is below. Check back as events/times may change and will be posted here:
BLOCKPARTY EVE SPECIAL EVENT...
SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 29TH:
***COAST OF BROOKLYN RIDE TO CONEY ISLAND***
5:30 PM: Meetup at Vespa Brooklyn, 215 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 (corner of Vanderbilt)
7:00 PM: Ride leaves for Coney Island, by way of DUMBO and Red Hook
9:00 PM: Arrive at Coney Island, ride the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel, stroll the boardwalk, and eat at Nathan's
RIDE LEAD: CHRIS (Sallad)
RIDE EXPERIENCE: Moderate
SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 30TH:
10:00 AM: ***MEET & GREET/SIGN IN AT MCCARREN MOTORS***, 69 Guernsey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (between Nassau Avenue and Norman Avenue in Greenpoint/Williamsburg) Pick up a BlockParty logo t-shirt, patch and raffle tickets (available all weekend, while supplies last). Enjoy coffee and donuts, get acquainted or catch up, and check out scooter-related vendors. NOTE: All riders must obtain free wristband and sign waiver to join any and all group rides.
(9:00 AM: for those from out-of-town or otherwise unfamiliar with Brooklyn, there will be a meetup and ride leaving from the [img=http://www.brassmonkeybar.com/]Brass Monkey[/img], 55 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014 at 9:30 to help get people over to McCarren Motors)
11:30 AM: ***BROOKLYN/QUEENS RIDE TO WORLD'S FAIRGROUNDS/FLUSHING MEADOW PARK***--Head out from McCarren Motors through LIC and Jackson Heights out to the home of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, check out the Unisphere, and grab a snack. (Yankee fans beware, the Mets will be in town at CitiField). Then we'll follow the East River (more or less) back to Brooklyn.
RIDE LEAD: BRENDAN (Hendon)
RIDE EXPERIENCE: Moderate
4:00 PM - ***BBQ AT SCOOTER BOTTEGA***, 65 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 (between Van Brunt & Columbia)-Enjoy food, drink, and live music from Better Off Dead, and get to see some old and new friends. (duration ~4 hours).
9:00 PM: ***TIMES SQUARE NIGHT RIDE*** - Big night ride leaving from Scooter Bottega up the West Side and to and through Times Square. It sounds like the city will be shutting down a large part of Broadway to vehicular traffic in the not-too-distant future, so don't miss this.
RIDE LEADS: BlockParty Organizers (duration ~1.5 hour)
RIDE EXPERIENCE: Moderate
10:30 PM - ***HIT THE TOWN*** - If you still have the energy. Location t/b/d. If you're drinkin' leave the scoot and take the subway. (duration ??? hours).
SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 31ST:
9:30 AM: ***MEETUP AT BRASS MONKEY*** (55 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014) Grab some coffee or breakfast on the way over, reminisce about Friday and Saturday's fun, and get ready to ride.
10:00 AM: ***NEW JERSEY RIDE TO EAGLE ROCK RESERVATION AND SCOOTERS ORIGINALI*** - Ride from the Brass Monkey over to the Garden State, through the Meadowlands, up some steep hills, a few parks and back roads, and some great vistas of the city, ending up at Scooters Originali in Orange, NJ.
RIDE LEAD: BRENDAN (Hendon)
RIDE EXPERIENCE: Moderate/Experienced (no highway riding, but there will be some strectches of open road at speed, some steep hills and winding roads)
12:30 PM-3:00 PM: ***PARTY AT SCOOTERS ORIGINALI*** (50 South Center Street, Orange, NJ 07050), Check out the new, expanded Scooters O, and enjoy lunch, music courtesy of DJ Gene Merideth, the always popular SLOW RACE COMPETITION, a RIDING SKILLS CHALLENGE, and more fun.
3:30 PM: RETURN TO NYC
4:30 PM: ***WRAP-UP PARTY AT THE BELL HOUSE*** (149 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Get ready for some more live music, DJs, food (Margarita's Taco Stand), and, of course, the all-important RAFFLE!!!!! We've got some great prizes lined up, so buy early and buy often (tickets $1 each). Must be present to win. Bands scheduled - GeTSeT, 45 Adapters and The Forthrights. HeatherDrue will also wow the crowd with their DJ skillz.
??? PM: BLOCKPARTY ENDS… SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!
Many people's first introduction to the scooter community in prior years has been the BlockParty, so if don't be shy!
Questions? The BlockParty discussion thread is here: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10748
See you there!
Signed,
The New York Scooter Club Organizers (Allison (aawatters), Brendan (hendon), Chris (sallad), Drue, Heather, Herb (tispectrum), David (Pittsy) and Tony (BigRuckusNJ)), Andy, Debby (dac1204), Jonathan (Brouhaha), Josue (MaDVespaSV650), Maya (MissMaya), Peter (plutjen), Rich (photovillage), and the rest of the BlockParty planning committee (in formation... always in formation).
P.P.S. For the benefit of first-timers, here are links to some previous BlockParty videos: 2008, 2007, 2006 Part 1 and 2006 Part 2 and previous BlockParty photos: 2008, 2007 and 2006.
