I parked my bike this morning next to a BMW motorcycle owner who would appear to have had enough of being the victim of an overzealous traffic enforcement officer.

WNYC reporter, and fellow scooterist, Jim Colgan, has spent the past two weeks interviewing local riders culminating in a short video piece that draws attention to the frustrations of scootering in the Big Apple.

Starting tonight, repairs begin on the bridge as part of a four year, $500 million restoration project with all Manhattan-bound lanes closed nightly until 2014.

Levittown, Long Island’s first scooter rally “Scootstock” planned for the Labor Day weekend continues to grow momentum.

Ride a Honda Cub? Or any Honda 50cc for that matter then photographers James and Tracey at Tribble and Mancenido need you.

It’s with sadness that I learned that while I was out of the county fellow scooterist Aileen McKay-Dalton was struck and killed while riding her Vespa LX in Fort Greene on Thursday July 8th.

Bloomberg news has an amusing story that shouldn’t be a surprise to any NYC scooterist: when it comes to the traffic-snarled streets of Manhattan, a scooter will beat a sports car any day of the week.

Retro Vespa are a Manhattan based importer of Indian restored classic Vespas VBBs from the 60s. While Asian restored scooters have caught a lot of flack, this importer at least is going to some length to share the process.

Is it a Vespa or isn’t it? We’ve talked quite a bit about the Genuine Scooter Company’s Stella but we haven’t fully covered its origin and its versatility as a practical everyday scoot for New York City, until now…

If you live in Manhattan’s community board #4 region (Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen etc.) and care about parking your scooter safely and ticket-free, the New York Motorcycle and Scooter Task Force would appreciate your attendance tonight.