Photos: Fascinating New Exhibit Traces History Of Cycling In NYC

<br>Legendary New York City bike messenger Steve Athineos leads the bike messenger protest in 1987 (Original photo by Carl Hultberg)</br>

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Legendary New York City bike messenger Steve Athineos leads the bike messenger protest in 1987 (Original photo by Carl Hultberg)

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<br>Courtesy of MCNY</br>

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Courtesy of MCNY

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(Lent by New-York Historical Society Library)

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(Lent by New-York Historical Society Library)

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