Summer Streets, a pilot program that will close seven miles of city streets running from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, will begin tomorrow in NYC. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the next three Saturdays, the city will bar traffic along sections of Lafayette Street, Fourth Avenue, Park Avenue and 72nd Street, in an effort to promote bicycling through out the city without having to worry about car congestion.
Jay-Z came out to support the event alongside the mayor. He went on to say he rides a bike "throughout the city,” but declined to specify where. “I don’t want the guys with cameras to follow me, so I’ll tell you where after,” he said. He hailed it as an opportunity for teens to get involved in positive activities.
Activities such as dance performances, fitness classes, seminars about bicycle commuting, children's bike instruction, aikido, salsa dancing, tai-chi, running, rollerblading and hopscotch will be available to all who come.
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haha i could just see jay ridin a bike lmao
ayo $
That's funny you mention that because i thought the same shit! If someone wants to trash your comment they should be able to write a reason why?
PS. Jay-Z isnt a dumb person... Why else would he join to promote this??? HINT: BROOKLYN NETS!!!!!
The Nets franchise is gonna generate some serious dough for Jay-Z hopefully he stacks the lineup so that they can compete in Eastern Conference
Everytime you turn around, Jay's making moves. Positive ones at that. Props to Jay for keeping it positive in BK. We need some good news right now.........
$It's just my opinion$
Hip Hop Legends score yet another positive point!
Good shit Jay!
Getting his pic taken, and putting together things with the Billionaire mayor! Good Shit!
~Be Eazy!
just to clarify, this event is not occuring in bk, just hattan...so this isnt directly postively affecting bk...still big ups for the self promo...and supporting the community
with Jay Z this "Summer Streets" thing is gonna work out good
JAY YOU DOING BIG THINGS, RESPECT, BUT FUCK YOUR ARTIST RICK FALSE, I THINK HE THE FAKEST NICCA TO BLESS A MIC, POINT BLANK PERIOD
TO BE HONEST!!!
IN REFERENCE TO THE CHARITY SHOOTING AT RICK FALSE DAY, WHO EVER SUPPORTS THIS FAT PHONEY, AND WANTS TO ATTEND HIS SHOWS, BUY HIS RECORDS, GO TO HIS FUNCTIONS, DESERVES TO BE CRUSIFIED RIGHT ALONG WITH HIM
YOU SHOULD NEVER IN LIFE STAND SOO CLOSE TO A NICCA THAT DONT REALLY GOT LOVE FOR YOU LIKE THIS NICCA, BECAUSE SITUATIONS LIKE THIS OCCUR!!!!
^^^ i bet you bought his album and now you just turned your back on him because he was a CO.. his music didnt change.. heres a fact, 99% of rappers dont do 99% of the shit they say they do.. take music for what it is, just music..
BTW dj khaled disowning him over this is some unloyal shit
Niggas on this site is BITCHES. Gonna trash me for sayin this is old news fuck yall faggots. Jokesta you need to put a comment box for niggas who trash niggas so they can validate the reason for it. I swear yall niggas act like females and the funny thing is you get away with it cuz you stay hiding behind yo pc. Whateva.
ayo $
That's funny you mention that because i thought the same shit! If someone wants to trash your comment they should be able to write a reason why?
PS. Jay-Z isnt a dumb person... Why else would he join to promote this??? HINT: BROOKLYN NETS!!!!!
for real i mean check tkizzle comment why would you trash that?? niggas got this trashing shit blow way outta proportion.
Fo-T Kalibur: look fag the article was named something different on the other website so how was i suppose to know what this article was about without reading it you fuckin ignorant bitch. Second dont call me out my name nigga fake ass wannabe gangster rapper yo shit weak and you aint gone never be shit. Third of all i can post whatever the fuck i wanna post and if i want Jokesta to know this shit was out yesterday i can. I dont know about yo fuckin country white boy but round here we got freedom of speech. Take my nuts out ya mouth bloke!!
im suppose to be ignorant, first of all i aint white, i know i aint gone be no big rap superstar let me quote MLK "I have a dream" and i do it for the sake of it, you calling everybody a bitch, yet your the one bitching about getting trashed, sometimes i get trashed and i dont know why, i got trashed for saying fuck fox! theirs retarted people on this site eg "Weezy Da Goat"! get used to it, for your info im from London, England believe me you aint seen the racists here, my uncle got MURDERED for his skin colour but the white boys that killed him getting done for Man Slaughter
Jay just keeps on hitting the public w/ new ventures. This is a good opportunity to promote health amongst not just teens but the entire black community.
Good job Hov!
Blueprint 3, can't wait!
bein positive
thats good
somethin this psycho world needs
gotta respect the man for doing something positive not just for kids, but for everybody. shit, if the gas prices woulda kept goin' up i woulda been ridin' my bike neway lol
Positive, very positive...Learn it.
ReDef.
the mayor dosent look 2 happy 2 be standing next 2 jay,but jay looks happy as hell!!
haha, HOV holdin it down for NY
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^^I agree money da don...people just trash people for the hell of it...what is the point in voicing your opinion if people are just going to trash what you say no matter what...this shit will probably get trashed and i have said nothing or done anything wrong lmao...
anyways its good to see rappers promoting beneficial things vs. guns...money...hoes...etc
Damn. Thats a hell of a good look. I Prey nothing crazy happens.Thats alot of damn people. No beef up there in NY yall.
Got a question? Its friday right, and some of us on here are over the age of 12. Don't know bout you but my Friday's mostly be poppin', i'm getting my mind right before i go to the club. Anybody else watching the opening ceremonies and how crazy the Chinese technology is...... Shits gangsta as hell...
Vince AND Lebron Thats Quite A Duo I Hope He Jay Makes It Work
U serious dude...It's the internet....lol
I guess the block ain't good enough
^^hahah for real is this nigga serious? prolly has a post on craigs list for his garbage weed too
Nigga do you just want to go to jail nigga?
off subject ......r.i.p. bernie mac
Props for that, I was actually dropping in to do the same thing. Not to knock Jay, but I thought Bernie's death should had been in the news section. R.I.P. Bernie Mac, I enjoyed watching him in everything he did, my favorite comedian of all-time.
big shit poppin' & R.I.P. Bernie Mac.....
Dis nigga know how to make that money aint the same shit go for 50.
Man this nigga is better then 50 cent n P diddy at hustling, im tellin his the male version of Oprah Winfrey
jay u on ya american gangsta hard aintcha... cant wait fa the album
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all the money jay got i wouldn't be surprised if his bike pedals for him with a tv and gps system on the handle bars
but this is the stuff hip hop needs 2 see more of...
positive stuff never gets as much attention....
I bet Jay rides a lowrider, LOL
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