Tonight, as fate would have it, is the monthly Critical Mass bike ride, which kicks off in Union Square between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Coming as it does on the heels of yesterday's divisive verdict in the big cop bike bodyslam trial, tonight's event should be... interesting. And to spice things up even more, pooping pothead Christopher Long has will be riding tonight! Long will make a brief statement at Union Square North before the ride starts. Then it's off to attack more poor innocent cops with his bicycle! A spokesperson for Time's Up says, "We are hoping that all the attention surrounding the harassment of the ride will refrain the NYPD brass assigned to tonight’s ride from making any outrageous or dangerous decisions typically witnessed on other rides." For a recent example, watch below:
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