Members: Can you help the Club by volunteering at Summer Streets? The expanded Summer Streets will run from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We need volunteers who can help out for a couple hours to a day. In Manhattan, the 5BBC table and repair station will be on Park Avenue at 25th Street.
Summer Streets is a multi-day, annual, car-free event. In Manhattan, Park Avenue and Lafayette Street will be closed to car and truck traffic from the Brooklyn Bridge to 125th Street.These streets will be open for people to play, run, walk and bike. There will be free public art installations, performances, and activities along the route. 5BBC has a decades-long relationship with this event where we pitch a tent, help repair bikes and invite attendees to learn about the Club.
Summer Streets will run from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Here are the times when you can help:
- Pumps, Lite Mechanics, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
- Pumps, Lite Mechanics, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
- Pumps, Lite Mechanics, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Pumps, Lite Mechanics, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm (and help load lead mechanic’s car at 3:00)
- Tables, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm (and help load lead mechanic’s car at 3:00)
To volunteer, let me know the times you want to volunteer and what you can do by emailing me at volunteer@5bbc.org. Please include "Summer Streets" in the subject line of your email.
We need people who can do a 2-minute bike check, pump tires, fix flats, adjust brakes and brake cables, and adjust derailleurs, gears and chains.Even if you can't do these, we need volunteers who can manage lines for repairs and explain how Club rides work (including point-drop-sweep) to people enjoying Summer Streets.
We look forward to seeing you as a volunteer at Summer Streets!
Eric Brooks
Volunteer Coordinator