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2009 David Walker Memorial Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic Photos

Feb 22nd, 2010

Created as a Father’s Day event in 1973 by David A. Walker, the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic is the oldest continually held bike race in New York. The three-quarter-mile circuit around Marcus Garvey Park hosts the nation’s fastest criterium specialists for a 55-lap spin. A variety of children and amateur bicycle races were held before [...]



2009 Car-Free Summer Streets

Aug 22nd, 2009

Summer Streets are coming back in August… For three Saturdays in August, New York City will have a 6.9 mile car-free path leading from the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan to the East 72nd Street entrance of Central Park.    The street closures will occur from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on three consecutive Saturdays [...]



2008 Five Boro Bike Tour Photos

May 4th, 2008

Photos from the 2008 New York City Five Boro Bike Tour:
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New Map: New York City Street View Bike Map

Apr 20th, 2008

Google’s street view photography + the NYC Bike Map = the New York City Street View Bike Map

View street level photographs of New York City that allow you to zoom, pan, and rotate. Great for scouting and planning bike routes.



Ocean Parkway Bike Path

Aug 17th, 2007

On June 15, 1894, Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway became the home of the country’s first bike path. Inspired by the grand boulevards of Europe and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux , Ocean Parkway stretches over five miles from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to Coney Island. History of Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway 1860’s – Frederick Law [...]