Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ad Nauseam

Chrysler: Let’s Ruin America!

By Aaron Naparstek | | 40 Comments
Looks like Chrysler has figured out a novel way to move their 2008 model gas guzzlers off the lot. Sign up for their new "Let’s Refuel America!" credit card and they’ll lock in the price of gas at $2.99/gallon for three years. That’s right, it’s a 36-month guarantee that you don’t have to think about […]

Today’s Carnage Brought to You By…

By Brad Aaron | | 5 Comments
Yesterday, a 9-year-old Brooklyn boy was run down in the street while on his way home from school. The 16-year-old driver, Shyquan Burns, was behind the wheel of a souped-up Dodge Charger. Witnesses say Burns, who fled the scene but later turned himself into police, was speeding. The victim, Akeem Suluki, was in critical condition […]

Macy’s: Leave the Car at Home

By Brad Aaron | | 36 Comments
  J. Crew and W Hotels aren’t the only companies to promote cycling as of late. As part of its "Earth Week" campaign, Macy’s is running the above ad in local papers. Reads the copy: Leave the car at home. Ride a bike or walk to work if you can. Discover your own route. Now […]

Ad Nauseam: The Humiliated Cyclist, Take Two

By Ben Fried | | 18 Comments
Now that State Farm has bowed out of the competition to air the world’s most anti-bike insurance commercial, Farmers’ HelpPoint steps into the breach with "Rush Hour." The Scene: We hear the sound of someone unlocking their car by remote, as a be-suited, middle-aged white guy strides by in a parking garage. That must have […]

Miller Brewing Co.: Cycling Is Patriotic

By Brad Aaron | | 12 Comments
 This ad has some age on it, but we thought it’d be nice for once to see one from a company that gets it. A cyclist, his front basket filled with two fresh six packs of jingling Miller bottles, makes his way down a snow-covered street. The voice over: That’s the way, patriot. Let the […]
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