Biking through New York City streets can be hard, even in the City's provided "protected bike lanes". In this video from YouTuber and cyclist actionkid105 see how over-crowded sidewalks, jaywalkers, and aggressive automobiles make it pretty difficult to make it through Midtown on a bike during rush hour.

The evening rush hour crew on 8th Avenue after a long day's work heading towards Penn Station and the Port Authority bus terminal DGAF about the "protected" bike lane.

Facts about food insecurity in America can be startling and difficult to face, but it’s important that we do. It’s both horrific and bewildering that child food insecurity and obesity would be so intrinsically mixed, that there’s such a lack of nutritious, healthy food for America’s youth for them to succeed in school and in life. Meanwhile, millions of dollars of food waste in the US is being produced every single year.

While New York state and New York City have a lower percentage of food-insecure children than most other states, our high population still means that 370,000 children are food-insecure, with Brooklyn's King County being the worst. In Brooklyn, 18.2% of all school children have limited or unguaranteed access to their next meal. Check out the shocking infographic above, then head to the accompanying website for more info and to learn how you can help.

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Friday, August 17th, 2018 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.