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Kids Ride Club: Bushwick-based Program Empowers Youth Through Urban Cycling

Aimed at Bushwick public schools, local students gear up for urban adventures.

By Rainier Harris

Sept. 1, 2019 · 2 min read

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Kids Ride Club: Bushwick-based Program Empowers Youth Through Urban Cycling

Aimed at Bushwick public schools, local students gear up for urban adventures.

Rainier Harris September 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019 · 2 min read

What began as a noble idea to empower youth to begin cycling has now grown into a “classic urban adventure,” said Kids Ride Club co-captain Karen Overton.

For over 20 years now, the Kids Ride Club (KRC) has been bringing youth into the cycling world and fostering their development, both mentally…

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