Are you ready for MAY? Well, I have been ready since December. If you're now getting you bike out from storage here are some cool biking events to get you warmed up. If you have been riding like me since the winter time, enjoy these events and show off the sexy muscles you accumulated since winter.
1. Future Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Bike Tour!
| Sat, May 2 10:00 am | - | 12:00 pm |
Join Brooklyn Greenway Initiative for the 7th annual spring bike tour along the planned greenway route! It's a 10-mile ride at a family pace, from Newtown Creek in Greenpoint to the spectacular waterfront in Red Hook.
Location: 1155 Manhattan Ave. G train to Greenpoint Ave.; 7 train to Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave.
Website: http://bikemonthnyc.org/event/1959
2. Western Queens Community Garden Bike Tour
| Sat, May 9 10:00 am | - | 12:30 pm |
Join the Queens Compost Project of Queens Botanical Garden for a tour of Green Thumb community gardens and their composting techniques (or potential) in Western Queens. Bike ride will start at the Long Island City Community Garden (49th Avenue between 5th St and Vernon Blvd) and will visit at least four community gardens. The ride will end at the Reuse & Recyclefest Block Party.
Website: www.cenyc.org/swap.
3. Little Red Lighthouse Ride
| Sat, May 9 10:00 am | - | 12:00 pm |
Enjoy the Hudson River Greenway as we cycle up from 79th Street's Boat Basin to the famed Little Red Lighthouse. This spectacular Lighthouse was preserved in the 1940's due to a popular children's story by Hildegarde Swift and the public outcry from the love of the Lighthouse. Come see why it is so special (we won't be able to go inside the Lighthouse but can see it from afar). For information on days that the Little Red Lighthouse is open to the public visit the New York City Park's Department website.
http://www.uwssr.org 4. Bike to Bottle Beach!
| Sat, May 16 1:30 pm | - | 5:00 pm |
Dead Horse Bay Bike Ride,
Saturday May 16th 1:30 - 5pm
Free!
Meet at The City Reliquary, 370 Metropolitan Avenue at Havemeyer
Meet at 1:30pm, leave 2pm, return 5pm.
Join the most civic cyclists in town for a fun, free, leisurely and historical bicycle ride from North to South Brooklyn and back. Travel along America's first urban bicycle lane, traverse various "deep Brooklyn 'hoods" and end at Dead Horse Bay, aka Bottle Beach. After a rest, we'll return the way we came. End at the City Reliquary for a beer and pizza party. About 20 miles round trip. Bring shoes you can get dirty.
RSVP matt@cityreliquary.org
5. Bike Night at the Brooklyn Brewery!
| Wed, May 20 6:00 pm | - | 9:30 pm |
Please join Braking the Cycle (The AIDS Ride from Boston to NYC benefiting the Center's HIV/AIDS Services) in celebrating Bike Month at the Brooklyn Brewery. There will be live entertainment, games, contests and $1 Brooklyn drafts. Brooklyn Brewery 79 North 11th Street,(1st stop in Brooklyn, then walk 4 blocks north, make a left on N. 11th and it will be on your right 1 1/2 blocks up). See you there!
Location: 79 North 11th St. L train to Bedford Ave.
http://www.brakingthecycle.org
6. Wandering to Wave Hill | Sat, May 23 9:00 am | - | 4:00 pm |
Enjoy an extended spring visit to a treasure in the Riverdale section of the Bronx: Wave Hill. Once a private estate, it is an oasis that overlooks the Hudson and the Palisades (See www.wavehill.org). To and fro, we'll enjoy riding through a few picturesque parks in Manhattan and the Bronx. Leader: Brian Hoberman & TBD. Bring a bike lock and lunch money.
http://5bbc.org 5. Graffiti Ride
We'll see the latest stickers, throw-ups, paste-ups, murals and more. Frequent stops to see the art.
Time's Up! Brooklyn at 99 South 6th Street, off Bedford Avenue, right under the Williamsburg Bridge
Location: Time's Up! 99 South 6th St. J train to Marcy Ave.
BrooklynAddress:
99 South 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
http://times-up.org 6.The Great Brooklyn-by-Bike Hunt
| Sun, May 31 12:00 pm | - | 5:00 pm |
Discover Brooklyn on bike! Teams of 4 (maximum) will search for objects and places from a list of clues. Bring a digital camera and a love for Brooklyn. Prizes will include a Crumpler messenger bag, Brooklyn bike shop gift certificates, and various items from the Transportation Alternatives giftshop. Meet at the Grand Army Plaza Entrance of Prospect Park. Register by emailing team name and number of participants to bkbikemonth@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Committee.
Location: Grand Army Plaza 2, 3 train to Grand Army Plaza; Q train to 7th Ave
bkbikemonth@gmail.comThese were my favs. To find out more about Bike Month NYC visit
http://bikemonthnyc.org/index.php
