My NYC Biking Story: Gabri Christa

Monday, August 1, 2011

My NYC Biking Story: Gabri Christa

Choreographer and filmmaker Gabri Christa commutes to work on her trusty Dutch bike from her home in Staten Island to her office in Rockefeller Center, and to rehearsals and performances all over the city. On her morning commute, she catches the free Staten Island Ferry, meets up with friends, and then hops on the Hudson River Greenway to 48th St. When Gabri's daughter was young, she used a child's seat to ride with her around Staten Island. Gabri loves that riding her bike keeps her moving, free, and discovering NYC in new ways.

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Anonymous

Yay Staten Island! 😀
Clarence Eckerson

I absolutely love this one!
vhamer

Glad to see a profile with one of those hefty Dutch commuter bikes. Says something about the simple pleasure of getting around at a manageable, happy speed.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1038802386 Don Pillsbury

What an inspiraton, thank you Gabri!
http://twitter.com/snogglethorpe Miles Bader

What's the really nice wide separated bike-path at 0:54...?
Sebastian Owl

The west side greenway! We take that every morning when we ride in from SI. Love the video--great work as always!
Anonymous

I to am a cyclist in Staten island. Something they didn't mention in the video is that is you take the ferry with your bike you end up n the bike area. In short order you know most other Staten island cyclist. In the ferry shot I know half of the people there. There is at least one great bike mechanic I see. Imagine if part of your bike commute you could get water, use a public rest room.
http://www.facebook.com/kasheik Kasheik Paisley

Great vid.. im a new biker
Heidi

She's cute! A great voice for cycling. (And proof you can wear a dress while riding to work.)

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