Celebrating the Life of Bronx Jon
This Friday, August 10th, a new ghost bike and plaque will be placed at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, NY. The site is passed by countless cyclists everyday, and close to where Bronx Jon was killed. Friends of Jon are encouraged to please join in remembering our fallen brother. The bike will be dedicated around 10pm. Afterwards, participants will move over to Rockstar bar to toast Jon and to celebrate Jon’s memory in a way that would make him proud. (News courtesy of Erin Nicole Brown, photo courtesy of Cicle.org.)
August 10th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
man. i always thought that photo was awesome. now to find out the main character is dead? damn sad. damn sad.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:23 am
August 1, 2008
HI,
IT IS COMING UP ON TWO YEARS THAT JONATHAN HAS PASSED AND THE GUY WHO MOWED HIM DOWN NEVER EVEN SENT ANY CONDOLENCES OR SHOWED UP AT COURT. A WARRENT FOR HIS ARREST IS NOW IN EFFECT.
IT IS STILL HARD TO BELIEVE JONATHAN IS GONE. IT IS GRIEF THAN DOESN’T END.
MY THANKS TO ALL JONATHAN FRIENDS AND ESPECAILLY THE FELLOWS AND LADIES WHO WENT TO HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE.
JONATHAN WOULD HAVE BEEN 34 YRS OLD JUNE 7. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HIS SISTER’S 18 TH BIRTHDAY AUGUST 9,2006. HE WAS CLINICAL DEAD ONLY LIFE SUPPORT KEPT HIS ORGANS GOING. THE SUPPORT WAS REMOVED 8-14-2006 HE EXPIRED AT APPROX. 11: 37 PM. ANOTHER FACTOR IS IF THE POLICE WENT DOWN TO THE THIRD NAME ON HIS CELL IT SAD CALL MON! BELIEVE IT!
THE BIKE IS STILL THERE NEAR THE BRIDGE, OFTEN GO TO VISIT IT IN DISBIEF.
REMEMBER IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY ONE, EVEN THOUGH JUAN RODIGUES FEELS NO REMORSE AND CONSIDERS IT A ACCIDENT, IF SO WHY DIDN’T HE SHOW UP.
MY ASSUMPTION IS HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE, TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME (HE WAS ONLY 6 BLOCKS FROM HIS APARTMENT) OR HAD PUT TO MANY HOURS IN HIS REFLEXS WERE SLOW. THIS WAS A COMPANY LIMO HE WAS DRIVING ON COMPANY TIME OUT OF HIS ZONE OR WHAT EVER THE WITNESS CLAIM HE WAS SPEEDING. THE BODYLY DAMAGE OF JONATHAN IS THE PROOF.
THE ARE NO LAWS ON THE BOOKS TO HAVE ARRESTED HIM IF HE DIDN’T SMELL OF ALOCHOL, YET WHAT ABOUT DRUGS WHICH HAVE NO ODOR.
WELL JONATHAN VISITS ME IN DREAMS TO CHECK UP ON ME AND SAY HELLOOOO AND TELL ME HIS OK AND LOVES ME. MY LIFE IS VERY EMPTY WITHOUT HIM.
THE GUY WHO CLAIMS JONATHAN SAID HE WAS JEWISH THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO IT MY MOTHER WHICH I MET WHEN I WAS 27 YRS OLD WAS JEWISH THUS; THIS MADE JONATHAN ALSO WE WHERE RAISED CATHOLIC BUT IN REALITY WHO CARES RELIGION, COLOR, ETC. WE ALSO HAD A ON GOING THING WHICH THIS AROUND THE HOILDAY WITH THIS WOMEN IN OUR BLDG. IN PELHAM PARKWAY HOUSE EVERY JEWISH HOILDAY—DON’ T WANT TO GO INTO DETAILS —-BUT JONATHAN WOULD ACT OUT TO GET AWAY FROM HER.
MY DEEPEST THANKS TO ALL OF HIS FRIENDS EVEN THOUGH DON’T KNOW ANY OF YOU.
SINCERELY,
SHARON MC LAUGHLIN
(JONATHAN A. NEESE’S MOTHER)
JUST SAY HELLO WHEN YOU RIDE PAST HIS BIKE!!
August 9th, 2008 at 9:01 am
It’ll keep happening as long as cars have priority and aren’t strictly controlled by road design. May I live to see that.
I rode from the Pittsburgh Amtrak out to the airport on 8/7. Some roads were gutter-to-gutter high-speed traffic, and road workers had the sidewalks blocked with signs and supplies. The autocentric mentality says drive or die. It takes a heap of skill and courage to ride in spite of that, and some luck. It’s pioneering in rough country.
Even so I see more people riding and I hope eventually the weight will shift away from the cars. In the meantime - look out!