Street Riders NYC

U.S. activists

Street Riders NYC
Part of Black Lives Matter, George Floyd protests
Date	Formed in June 2020
Location	New York City
Caused by	Justice for George Floyd Justice for Breonna Taylor Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Criminal justice reform in the United States Police brutality in the United States Racism against people of color in America including immigrants

Street Riders NYC is a collective that formed in June 2020 during the period of civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd.^[1]^[2] The group originated in part out of a need for cyclists to protect other protesters from arrest.^[3] Founded by Orlando Hamilton and Peter Kerre, the group brings together over 10,000 bicyclists for weekly protests throughout all boroughs of NYC, seeking to raise awareness about systemic racism and police brutality.^[4] Made up entirely of volunteers, the group has their own medics, mechanics, and traffic blockers available for assistance on the ride.^[5]

List of Justice Rides

Brooklyn
Brooklyn
June 20, 2020 (started at Times Square, Manhattan; ended at Wagner Park, Manhattan)
June 27, 2020
July 4, 2020
July 11, 2020 (started at Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn)
July 18, 2020 (started at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens; ended at Manhattan)
July 25, 2020
August 1, 2020 (started at the Daniel Webster monument in Central Park, Manhattan; ended at Manhattan)
August 8, 2020
August 15, 2020
August 22, 2020 (started at John Paul Jones Park, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn; ended at McCarren Park, Brooklyn)
September 5, 2020 (started at Prospect Park, Brooklyn; ended at Central Park, Manhattan)
?
October 3, 2020 (started at Bryant Park, Manhattan)
October 10, 2020
?

References

^ Closson, Troy; Piccoli, Sean (July 2, 2020). "Thousands Join N.Y.C. Bike Protests: 'It's Like Riding in the Cavalry'". The New York Times.
^ Rosen, Jody (10 June 2020). "The Bicycle as a Vehicle of Protest". The New Yorker.
^ "Meet Street Riders NYC, the activist group leading mass bicycle protests". news.yahoo.com. 14 July 2020.
^ "Street Riders NYC: The Roving Black Lives Matter Protest Pedaling Through a Neighborhood Near You".
^ Rosenthal, Michael Eric (June 29, 2020). "Fourth BLM Solidarity Ride Takes Over Streets".

External links

Street Riders NYC

Black Lives Matter

People

Events

2010s	Ferguson unrest 2015 Baltimore protests 2015–2016 University of Missouri protests Dismissal of Robert Rialmo 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest 2017 St. Louis protests
2020s	Breonna Taylor protests George Floyd protests changes made name changes removal of monuments and memorials reactions trial of Derek Chauvin violence and controversies Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church police violence incidents Buffalo police shoving incident St. Louis gun-toting incident vehicle-ramming incidents Black Birders Week Blackout Tuesday Capitol Hill Occupied Protest Academic strike General strike Kenosha unrest shooting Athlete strikes 2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot 2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest Orisha Land Daunte Wright protests 2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest vehicle-ramming attack Tyre Nichols protests

2010s

2020s

Locations

Protests in New York City
List of George Floyd protests
- United States
- outside the United States
List of Daunte Wright protests

Deaths protested

2009–2011	Oscar Grant Aiyana Jones James Anderson Mark Duggan Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Anthony Lamar Smith
2012–2013	Ramarley Graham Trayvon Martin Rekia Boyd Jordan Davis Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams Tyrone West Larry Jackson Jr. Jonathan Ferrell Miriam Carey Renisha McBride
2014	Dontre Hamilton Eric Garner John Crawford III Michael Brown Ezell Ford Laquan McDonald Akai Gurley Tamir Rice Antonio Martin Jerame Reid
2015	Natasha McKenna Charley Leundeu Keunang Tony Robinson Anthony Hill Meagan Hockaday Eric Harris Walter Scott Freddie Gray William Chapman Charleston church shooting Jonathan Sanders Sandra Bland Samuel DuBose Mansur Ball-Bey Jeremy McDole Corey Jones Jamar Clark Mario Woods
2016	Greg Gunn Alton Sterling Philando Castile Joseph Mann Adama Traoré Abdirahman Abdi Paul O'Neal Korryn Gaines Jamarion Robinson Sylville Smith Elijah Doughty Terence Crutcher Keith Lamont Scott Alfred Olango Deborah Danner
2017	Jocques Clemmons Jordan Edwards Edson Da Costa Rashan Charles Patrick Harmon
2018	Anthony Weber Stephon Clark Marcus-David Peters Antwon Rose Jr. Markeis McGlockton Daniel Hambrick Botham Jean Tamla Horsford Jemel Roberson EJ Bradford Jr.
2019	George Robinson Willie McCoy Danquirs Franklin Javier Ambler Lassana Cisse Ronald Greene Pamela Turner Layleen Polanco Shukri Abdi Christopher Kapessa Elijah McClain Atatiana Jefferson
2020	Alvin Cole Ahmaud Arbery Manuel Ellis Breonna Taylor Daniel Prude Nina Pop George Floyd Dion Johnson Tony McDade Regis Korchinski-Paquet James Scurlock David McAtee Oluwatoyin Salau Carlos Carson Rayshard Brooks Julian Lewis Dijon Kizzee Marcellis Stinnette Chaniece Wallace Walter Wallace Andre Hill Dolal Idd
2021	Marvin Scott Adam Toledo Daunte Wright Lindani Myeni Ma'Khia Bryant Andrew Brown Jr. Winston Boogie Smith Leneal Frazier
2022	Amir Locke Patrick Lyoya Jayland Walker Donovan Lewis
2023	Keenan Anderson Tyre Nichols Irvo Otieno Jordan Neely Ricky Cobb II Johnny Hollman Ta'Kiya Young Leonard Cure

Other cases
protested

In popular culture

Art

New York City
- Bust of George Floyd
Portland, Oregon
- George Floyd mural
- We Stand with You
Say Their Names
Statue of George Floyd

Street murals	Cincinnati Indianapolis Portland, Oregon Salt Lake City Santa Cruz, California Seattle Capitol Hill City Hall Springfield, Massachusetts

Books

All American Boys
Black Software
Blackout
Brit(ish)
Dear Martin
The Hate U Give
His Name Is George Floyd
I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Film

16 Shots
3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets
American Son
Bars4Justice
Fruitvale Station
Generation Revolution
The Hate U Give
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Stranger Fruit
Two Distant Strangers
Whose Streets?

Music

"Alright"
"Angel Down"
"The Bigger Picture"
"Black Parade"
"Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
"Chains"
"Cop vs. Phone Girl"
"Don't Shoot"
"Formation"
"Freedom"
"Hell You Talmbout"
"I Can't Breathe"
"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)"
"Loyal Like Sid & Nancy"
"Otherside of America"
"Riot"
"Rockstar (BLM Remix)"
The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
"Snow on tha Bluff"
"This Is America"
"What They'll Say About Us"
"White Privilege II"

Other

Colin in Black & White
8:46
"Holding a Black Lives Matter Sign in America's Most Racist Town"
Our Lady of Ferguson
Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge
Woke (TV series)

Activist groups

Proposed
legislation

Groups associated
with opposition

Category

Protests of the murder of George Floyd

George Floyd
- memorials
Derek Chauvin
- trial
- trial protests

Locations
(map)

Minneapolis– Saint Paul	Aftermath Arson damage George Floyd Square occupied protest 2021 Minneapolis Question 2 2020–2023 local racial unrest Save the Boards
Elsewhere in the U.S.	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Los Angeles County San Diego County San Francisco Bay Area Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Atlanta Hawaii Idaho Illinois Chicago Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York New York City North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Columbus Oklahoma Oregon Portland Pennsylvania Philadelphia Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Richmond Washington Seattle West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Outside the U.S.	Australia Belgium Canada Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand United Kingdom

Violence and
controversies

Incidents	Police violence incidents Buffalo police shoving incident Vehicle-ramming incidents Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church St. Louis gun-toting incident
Deaths	James Scurlock David McAtee David Dorn Sean Monterrosa Garrett Foster Aaron Danielson and Michael Reinoehl
Arrests	Omar Jimenez

Slogans

Reactions
(to the murder ·
to the protests)

Law enforcement	2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States Operation Legend Police reforms
Social and cultural	8 to Abolition 8:46 Actions against memorials in Great Britain Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm George Floyd Square Black Lives Matter Plaza Black Lives Matter street murals Blackout Tuesday Capitol Hill Occupied Protest Changes made Monuments and memorials removed Name changes Labor action Strike for Black Lives (general) Sports strikes Strike for Black Lives (academic)