The Wall Street Journal Covers NYC Bike Polo!!!!
So, when the Wall Street Journal contacted me regarding Bike Polo in NYC I thought it was a bit of a joke. Really? The Wall Street Journal? C’mon! Known for it’s business and almost corporate influence, read by all of New York’s top-tier financial and world political individuals, not to mention the international following of readers it has, I thought, “what does NYC Bike Polo have to do with the Wall Street Journal?”
Turns out they have started a brand spankin’ new section, Greater New York, reporting on local politics, sports, culture, crime, real estate, nightlife, and more, and apparently NYC Bike Polo is attracting enough attention to garner a leading story for TODAY’S section.
Joshua Robinson came by the Pit on Thursday, July 1 [Canada Day] with photographer, Benjamin Norman, to take notes and ask some questions of locals and visiting players. We were fortunate to still have a lingering number of players from out of state and out of country from the Ladies Army II and ESPI V tournaments held the previous weekend. Joshua seemed mildly apprehensive when he arrived, maybe because there were already 20 of us there, yelling, swearing, and heckling at each other on the side lines. The photographer got well into it, snapping photos from all around the Pit, promising to send me an email with select shots, regardless of whether they made it into the paper or not [this I’m still waiting for, and will pursue endlessly!] Joshua eventually put some kind of smile on his face and opened up a bit more. The article itself is well written and covers most of the basics, but he allows the interviews to really command the piece, allowing a number of players to speak their mind and be heard. See comments from local player Chombo [the only name he gives, of course], myself, and new NYC Bike Polo transplant, Johan Ramirez, previously of DC. Joshua even manages to capture moments with foreigner Mark Sich of France in an interview moment that allows him to put his French linguistics to use. It was an honor to have so many different people represented in this piece, and it will be read worldwide.
Please take a look and pass it on! Bike Polo Regulars Gather in The Pit
Onward and upward. Press is pouring in, and I can almost not keep up with it, almost.
Follow ups on Japanese In-flight magazine “Wingspan” in the works, as well as features in more magazines, online publications and blogs!
NYCHBP is moving forward and it’s being noticed. Congrats to the whole community.
chandel.