Critical Mass in pro-Greta ride past U.N.
BY ALEJANDRA
O’CONNELL-DOMENECH
In honor of Greta Thunberg’s visit
to the United Nations on Fri., Aug.
30, more than 100 bicyclists passed
U.N. Headquarters during last Friday’s
Critical Mass ride.
“We wanted to show what real climate
change solutions look like,” said
Bill de Paola, director of Time’s Up, an
environmental organization that organizes
the Critical Mass rides.
The 16-year-old Swedish climate
change activist had arrived in New York
City by solar-powered boat two days earlier.
The teen embarked from the United
Kingdom and spent two weeks sailing
across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at
the U.N. Climate Action Summit scheduled
for later this month.
On Friday, Thunberg was joined by
hundreds of children and teens outside
of the U.N. in calling on politicians and
older generations to take immediate and
comprehensive action to reverse climate
change.
Fellow young New York City climate
change activists Alexandria Villaseñor,
14, and Xiye Bastida Patrick, 17, also
took part in the protest.
During the protest, the trio were given
an impromptu tour of the U.N. and
met with Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the
U.N. General Assembly president.
Critical Mass riders passing through Times Square on Aug. 30. More than 100 cyclists traveled from Union
Square to Washington Square Park, passing by U.N. Headquarters and through Times Square en route.
Hours later, the activist cyclists gathered
as usual at Union Square Park and
headed north. Critical Mass rides occur
in New York, and in more than 200 cities
around the world, every last Friday
of the month, to call for safer streets and
better bicycling infrastructure and to
help newer bicyclists feel more comfortable
riding in traffi c.
“When you ride together in a group,
you feel more confi dent and that helps
create more riders,” de Paola said.
And for Time’s Up, more riders mean
a greener city and greener world.
According to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 29 percent of the
PHOTO BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELL-DOMENECH
nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions
come from transportation. More specifi
cally, they come from the burning of
petroleum-based fuels to power trucks,
cars, ships and planes.
The 2019 Climate Action Summit is
scheduled to begin on Sept. 23.
BUSINESS PROFILE
BURGERS & BOURBON WITH BACON
Daytripper
By Camille Sperrazza
If the smell of bacon
makes you drool, head to
Daytripper, the female-owned
restaurant and bar in the East
Village.
Sure you can indulge in one
of their specialty burgers,
topped with bacon – but better
yet, you can wash it down
with bacon infused bourbon.
That’s right. Daytripper
makes its own infused
whiskeys and tequilas in
house, and here they create
a “Better with Bacon” oldfashioned
by infusing bourbon
with bacon for a few days.
Now that’s a crisp idea.
V e g e t a r i a n s a r e n ’ t
overlooked either as another
unique cocktail is “Thyme
Will Tell,” featuring tequila,
thyme, lime, and blood
will grow on you.
Daytripper was known as
East Village Tavern when
it opened July 4, 2018,
with a selection of zany
cocktails inspired by New
York neighborhoods: Hell’s
Kitchen Sink, Hudson Yard
Sale, Dumbo Daze, and SoHo
Style. There were even a few
salutes to our neighbors:
Montauk to Me and Jersey
Shore Thing. But with the
recent re-opening, changes are
expected to the cocktail menu,
so stop by for the still-evolving
selection of new and crazy
concoctions. Maybe you’ll
discover that, this time, your
neighborhood made the cut.
A re-vamped food menu
is in the works, too, but
will continue to highlight
American comfort food, with
build-your-own burgers,
house specialty burgers, and
scrumptious chicken tenders.
Pasta meals complete with a
salad and bread round out the
dinner selections.
Daytripper’s reputation
as a bar where everyone
knows your name remains
intact. Christine Tripi, one
its owners, assures, “You
won’t keep to yourself when
to socialize when there are
bar games like Beer Pong,
foosball, and darts. The
fun vibe, with lots of locals,
personifies the welcoming,
friendly atmosphere.
Not to mention that it’s
almost always “Happy
Hour,” with $5 draft beers,
$6 glasses of wine, and $7
cocktails offered Mondays
through Fridays, from 11:30
am – 7:30 pm.
And if your friends call you
a “know-it-all,” challenge
them on Trivia Tuesdays,
at 9 pm, and prove it. They
Sunday evenings from 7pm-
2am with happy hour pricing.
The re-branding includes
some remodeling, like the
giant mural on the back wall,
a geometric pattern that Tripi
says reminds her of a giraffe.
The bar is black and copper,
and there’s lots of open space,
terms of planning activities.
For example, it is a great
venue for parties and private
events, with or without
tables. Up to 100 people can
be accommodated, and they
will work with any budget.
Sections can also be set aside
for smaller parties, too.
Daytripper 158 Ave. C,
corner of 10 Street in the East
Village, (646) 590-7929, www.
DaytripperAveC.com. Open
every day, 11:30 am – 2 am.
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