P186X Pedalers

April 07, 2016

Tarif Brown's hard work pays off when P186X is awarded an Active Design grant from the Partnership for a Healthier New York City to start a Recycle-A-Bicycle Workshop.

May 11, 2016

Students had a blast riding in St. Mary's Park during BikeNYC's Afterschool Program while the instructors Casey and Shameer struggled to enforce Rules #1 and #2 . The P186X staff did the majority of the learning throughout these very first group bicycle rides.

May 24, 2016

Smart ideas being discussed all day long in the Walter Damrosch Library as Adam Benditsky from DOT's Office of Education and Outreach teaches our students the Cycle Smart curriculum. After the third and final session the students pedaled their way to an A+. Some of the topics included were helmet safety, being aware of surrrondings and route planning.

June 06, 2016

P186X is selected by the Specialized Foundation to participate in the "Riding for Focus" program. 

June 11, 2016

Sixteen of the students from P186X earned a free bicycle by participating in Bike New York's afterschool program

June 16, 2016

After several attempts to make connection, a visit to RAB workshop in Long Island City jumped starts the P186X Pedalers Workshop. Choosing bikes in need of repair and awaiting the tool delivery quickly turns this dream into reality.