NYC Bike Move!

by Nick Whitaker on February 21, 2008 | 12,473 Plays

Inspired by a previous Streetfilm from Portland, Oregon, filmmaker Nicholas Whitaker decided to answer the challenge and bring you, Bike Move Too!

When his girlfriend Jes Schultz was priced out of her Fort Greene Brooklyn apartment, they decided to call a few friends with bikes and move her out, futon and all, to a new apartment in Crown Heights. This film illustrates how with a little ingenuity, determination, and friends, it can be done without creating a huge impact on your environment.

It also may be the first New York City bike move movie. (An hour scouring the web, calling friends, and searching YouTube tags turned up nothing in NYC.)

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  1. Matt Picio February 21st, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    Okay, that totally ROCKS! We've had a lot of bike moves in Portland since Clarence's video (which rocks), and it's fantastic to see other cities doing it, and ESPECIALLY in New York. The record here in Portland is 27 people showing up and moving me from the suburbs back into Portland - 12.1 miles. I am totally hoping that someone, somewhere will show me up and move more, farther, with more people.

    Go FOR it! You guys rock!

  2. Art Blog » NYC Bike Move! February 21st, 2008 at 9:38 pm

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  3. padded shorts February 22nd, 2008 at 11:20 am

    Just to let you know bike moves does happen elsewhere. We in London, UK, did a move in December last year.

    follow link to read all about it : http://extrapaddedshorts.blogspot.com/2007/12/moving-by-bike.html

    H

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    Clarence Eckerson, Jr. February 22nd, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    When I was on-line I found all sorts of moves - Minneapolis, Colorado, many from Portland (including the one taped 4 years ago which is up on so many sites I have lost count) and some overseas. But none in NYC. So as I said, this might be the first on tape from NYC!

  6. Sujit Patwardhan February 22nd, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    Happens all the time in India, espscially in smaller towns, but that's because many are too poor to afford hiring trucks.

    But we in Pune (population 3.5 million, area 450 sq Kilometers) are trying to improve bicycle infrastructure citywide so even people with cars and two wheelers would CHOOSE to bike for many more journeys, instead of contributing to clogging of streets and polluting our lungs and ruining the cityscape with horrible elevated roads and hijacking open areas for parking.

    You guys are doing a great job with these films. Would like to add the link on our website which is now due for an upgrade.

    Keep it up...more MAN power (and WOMAN power too!!!)
    --
    Sujit

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    [...] VIDEO: Who Needs Moving Trucks When You’ve Got Bikes? [...]

  8. In The Back Of Your Mind February 23rd, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Bikes...

    I came across this video of someone moving by bike in Brooklyn. It reminded me of this story on Afrigadget....

  9. Calvin February 23rd, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    Great work :-)

    Exercise and reduced pollution...

  11. LL February 25th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Way to go, you two! I envy your motivation...

  12. Moving From Fort Greene By Bike « General Greene March 6th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

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  13. miker March 12th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Is that DN's own Elizabeth Press?

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