In a devastating decision with wide-ranging repercussions for unicyclist rights, a judge has ruled thrown out a $3 million lawsuit filed by professional circus performer Kyle Petersen, who was issued tickets while riding his unicycle on the sidewalk on two separate occasions in Brooklyn. There is no law against unicycling on NYC sidewalks, but Judge Brian Cogan ruled yesterday that officers who issued Petersen's summonses shouldn't be held accountable for their ignorance. He also didn't have any problem with the officers making shit up on the police report, which is what really troubles Peterson. more ›

Ah, Central Park in 1961... when you could just ride your unicycle around without worrying about getting ticketed and find free parking on the unmowed grass. Plus, that guy looks about ready to take his dog off the leash. Total anarchy! Though to be fair, the Hoovervilles were gone by this time, and the Public Theater's annual Shakespeare in the Park festival was just settling into the Delacorte Theater. more ›

Attorneys for the city are determined to roll over a local unicyclist who won't backpedal on a $3 million lawsuit. You'll recall that Kyle Peterson, a professional circus performer, was issued a disorderly conduct ticket in 2007 for riding his unicycle on the sidewalk at 3 a.m. in Bed-Stuy. Peterson—who we assume was out in search of an ass-kicking, not a summons—was undeterred, and he was ticketed yet again in November of last year for the same offense. Days later, he filed a $3 million lawsuit against the city, arguing that although bicycling on sidewalks is illegal, there's no law against unicycling. more ›

Unicyclist Kyle Peterson, who was ticketed two weeks ago for riding his unicycle on the sidewalk, is suing the NYPD for $3 million for a violation of his constitutional rights. "My plight," Peterson wrote in an email to us, "shows the extreme length the NYPD is going in their war against cyclists," evidently without regard for wheel number. more ›

It's no secret that the city's cops aren't huge fans of cyclists. However, usually that hatred has been focused on salmoning bicyclists, not unicyclists who, frankly, would do about as much damage as a jogger. Kyle Petersen (aka the Brooklyn Juggler) sent us this email yesterday, detailing a run in with the law that he claims left him with a criminal summons, even when he says he broke no law at all: more ›