NYC Bike Racks

Bike racks: Mundane, yet they have sculptural qualities, and they are built with a specific purpose in mind. That purpose is often more or less how they are used; or they go unused. This blog will show photos of bike racks around New York City, and my comments on them.

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This owner of this bike has an interesting (and space-saving!) way of locking up to one of the Grand Central Partnership's excellent dual-bollard-style racks in Midtown. This one is at 46th Street just east of Park Avenue.

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These are three sturdy sculptural racks on the right-hand side of the plaza in front of the Crosby Street Hotel at 79 Crosby Street in SoHo. They match an identical set on the left hand side of the plaza. Here they are tucked away behind some planters, thought the planters are movable.

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As grid-style bike racks go, this is a really good one. It's sturdy, and the space between the vertical slats is nice and wide. This one is outside a farmer's market at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. It looks like it's been moved a few yards since it was photographed in February 2013 by Google Street View.

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Let's start things off with this weird one. This galvanized M-type rack on Wards Island is missing an important piece. 

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The purpose of this blog

Bike racks: Mundane, yet they have sculptural qualities, and they are built with a specific purpose in mind. That purpose is often more or less how they are used; or they go unused. This blog will show photos of bike racks around New York City, and my comments on them.