Bike The Falls
Olaf Eliasson's "New York City Waterfalls" is installed along the East River in Lower Manhattan until mid-October. The fastest and most fun way to see all four waterfalls is by bike. The NYC DOT has produced a "Bike the Falls" guide, featuring a map of viewing points and written directions to ensure that seeing the falls by bike is as easy as it is fun. Yesterday, Janette Sadik-Khan lead a "Bike The Falls" ride with New York City cycling advocates along the marked route.
Looks like they were biking on the Brooklyn Promenade. You can't do that.. Oops!
Hope this doesn't become a scandal like the British Prime Minister going through red lights. What a joke that wash. haha.
i did the tour a couple of weeks ago. the waterfalls are kinda weird, but the trip was really fun. i first saw this map on streetsblog...thanks for the great afternoon, LSN.
The music is by the appropriately-named Water Fai, a girl band from Osaka, Japan.
For more, see:
http://www.myspace.com/waterfai and
http://www.whiteshoerecords.com/artists/waterfai.html and
Water Fai: 'You Are the Sun'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91129541
Makiko Toba, the bassist, recently visited TheWhoFarmers to produce visual arts and smiles for our WaitingForApples event.
Afterwards, she walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to view Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls (she is prone to bad luck on bicylces.) Makiko met the fabulous Elizabeth Press at the Birdbath Bakery bike share party and gave her a copy of Water Fai's new album.
She also participated in David Byrne's Playing The Building:
Playing the Building: Makiko Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYSNaqfTU-4
Josh & Makiko Playing the Building
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlmmIty9_kg
Makiko's message: Arigatou NYC!