Video of the Day: How to a Steal a Bike on Good Day New York

Two weeks ago, we posted about a video showing how to steal a bike. Good Day New York wanted to get in on the action, so they had some people demonstrate it on the show this morning - only for it to go totally haywire in a brilliant, planned fake blood way and spook reporter Jodi Applegate away from stories on the Internet for good. Gawker has a description of the segment, which has made it's way to YouTube.

And here's a reminder from Transportation Alternatives:

To everyone who worries about your bike being stolen:

Contact New York City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan, Chair of the Housing and Buildings Committee:

http://www.nyccouncil.info/constituent/member_details.cfm?con_id=65

and ask that he convenes a hearing on Intro 38-2006, which would mandate that commercial building owners allow tenants to bring their bikes inside. It's a commonsense bill that would greatly improve bike commuting in NYC, and by extension, the quality of life of all New Yorkers as getting more people on bikes means less people on over- crowded sidewalks and subways, less people in cars, and less pollution, noise and traffic congestion, too!

Without public support, CM Dilan will not hold a hearing on Intro 38.

And have you seen the new Fox 5 website? It's MyFoxNY and it's MyFoxTerrible.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on July 27, 2006 1:40 PM

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Mick

You gothamist guys are nothing but a bunch of lazy leaches. Go find your own content instead of just stealing others.

tien

ha! that was not cool, dude.

Jeremy

I didn't understand all the "apeshit" comments over on Gawker. I was watching the show live and at first I thought Jodi was being sarcastic because she was actually a fairly cool-headed angry. But, it seems, if you get fed up with something you've "lost your shit."

drewo

Tomorrow: how to steal a car, joyride, and set fire to it in a remote part of Queens.

eatsdirt

I usually watch GDNY in the morning but missed it because I was in the shower. I caught the end of it and her apology. Yesterday or the day before Jodi kept saying she wanted to get on Youtube.

Well, mission accomplished.

dhex

yeah, they really showed the media.

wow. totally recontextualized paradigms and everything.

pablo

hahahahahaha

Neistat brothers rock

fuck the media

g

nice work, jackasses. that stunt is sure to set back people's real work against bike theft.

thanks a lot.

like totally ohmigod! dude

"That was totally not cool dude"

Wow, valley girls really are taking over.

Hugomania

I thought Jodie Applegate did an okay job putting the kabosh on those two jerks and their saw stunt. It didn't work for me anyway, as I just didn't buy the throat guy. Bad acting. But why does everyone think Jodie lost it? I've looked at the video, and she just said stop a few times. No big deal.

bryan

I don't appreciate your ruse!

bob

I was watching that show for the first time last week and thought the host was trying way too hard to be like Katie Couric. Hilarious on two parts. One, the stunt obviously backfired and they look like idiots. Two, that turd of host losing her shit is epic.