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NYC’s Fastest Bike Messenger (1985)

Kottke 21 October 2026 11h ago
NYC’s Fastest Bike Messenger (1985)
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For CBS News in 1985, Charles Kuralt profiled bike messenger David Leopold. I don’t go slow. I don’t stop for red lights. I go against traffic. I disobey every traffic law there is. Great street footage of NYC from 40 years ago. You might think that Leopold ended up as a stain on the pavement. In 2010, CBS News did a follow-up on him: See also Leopold on David Letterman from 1985 . Tags: Charles K
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