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- Incident happened on July 25, 2008
- Time: 9:35 p.m.
- Pogan was 22 at the time of the incident
- Long spent 26 hours in jail after the incidentThe Smoking Gun: NYPD Bruise (July 29, 2008)
- Pogan said Long rode his bike into himThe New York Times: Officer Is Indicted in Toppling of Cyclist (December 15, 2008)
- Video footage seemed to reveal a different story to the one Pogan described in his statementThe New York Times: Officer Is Indicted in Toppling of Cyclist (December 15, 2008)
- Pogan had his badge and gun taken away immediately following the incidentMy Fox New York: YouTube Video Shows New York City Police Officer Shoving Bicyclist (July 28, 2008)
- Pogan was still a rookie at the time of the incidentSan Francisco Chronicle: NYC cop indicted in body-check seen on YouTube (December 15, 2008)
- Charged with falsifying business records and filing a false instrumentNewsday: NYC cop indicted; shown in YouTube bike knockdown (December 16, 2008)
- The New York City Critical Mass Movement's bike ride is a monthly eventMy Fox New York: YouTube Video Shows New York City Police Officer Shoving Bicyclist (July 28, 2008)
- Similar bike rides are seen across the United StatesMy Fox New York: YouTube Video Shows New York City Police Officer Shoving Bicyclist (July 28, 2008)
- The rides are a protest against "urban reliance on vehicles"My Fox New York: YouTube Video Shows New York City Police Officer Shoving Bicyclist (July 28, 2008)
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New York City police officer Patrick Pogan was indicted in December 2008, after pushing a moving cyclist, Christopher Long, to the ground in July 2008. In February of 2009, Pogan was either dismissed by the NYPD or resigned, depending on the source.PlanetSave: Cop Who Shoved Cyclist Fired by NYPD... (February 20, 2009) As Pogan claimed that Long was resisting arrest and obstructing government administration, he could face up to 4 years in prison on the charge of falsifying records.
Long was participating in a biking event organized by the non-violent Critical Mass group, which coordinates monthly bike rides to highlight alternatives to driving.San Francisco Chronicle: NYC cop indicted in body-check seen on YouTube (December 15, 2008)
Critical Mass Statement
"Critical Mass is a peaceful, nonviolent bicycle ride promoting the use of nonpolluting transportation. There is no reason for the police to use such unprovoked violent tactics."My Fox New York: YouTube Video Shows New York City Police Officer Shoving Bicyclist (July 28, 2008)
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