Climate change activists bike from NYC to Albany to demand action

About a dozen people embarked on a 150-mile bike ride from New York City to Albany on Saturday morning to demand lawmakers take action against climate change. 

Holding a bright yellow sign that read “Climate Can’t Wait,” members of various community groups such as the Sunrise Movement, Food & Water Watch and the Queens Climate Project organized a rally in Battery Park to kick-off the week-long ride that will culminate with an Earth Day rally next Friday. The groups are pushing the state Legislature to pass a dozen bills that would move the state away from relying on fossil fuels.

“The legislature and the governor failed to pass anything of note in the state budget. And so they need to act now before the legislative session ends in June,” Laura Shindell, an organizer with Food & Water Watch, told Gothamist. “Sure, you believe in climate change, but if you're not passing legislation to actually move New York off of fossil fuels, you're just as bad as the people who don't believe climate change is happening.”

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