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2009 David Walker Memorial Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic Photos

Seth @ nyc bike maps — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:14:43 +0000

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 the Pros raced.

The 2009 Harlem Skyscraper Cycling pictured in the photo gallery below was won by Jermaine Burrowes, racing for WS United/Sheepshead Cycles out of Brooklyn.

more at skyscraper-harlembikerace.com

Coverage: New York Times
The lack of Jumbotrons or serious prize money seemed not to deter the approximately 240 racers, who rode hard on a course that has been nicknamed the Skinscraper because of its high incidence of accidents. But Mr. Eustice, a professional champion cyclist in his day, dismissed the idea that the race is more treacherous than any other. “Skinscraper? Some of the local guys call it that, but you know what they need to do? They need to ride their bikes better.”….from the New York Times

Men Pro/1/2 – 40 Miles – 65 Starters
1. Jermaine Burrowes, WS United/Sheepshead Cycles, Brooklyn, NY, #13 1:21:17
2. Lisban Quintero, CRCA/ Foundation, Fort Lee, NJ, #40 st
3. Doug Rapacholi, Team WAIS, Kutztown, PA, #43 st
4. Stephan Kincaid, CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b Northwave, Gilbertsville, PA, #28 st
5. Gavi Epstein, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, Englewood, NJ, #19 at :05
6. Neil Bezdek, Kissena, Brooklyn, NY, #8 :09
7. Amauri Perez, GS Mengoni, Jackson Heights, NY, #38 st
8. Euris Rafael Vidal Paulino, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, New York, NY, #58 st
9. Joshua Alexander, CRCA/ Foundation, New York, NY, #4 st
10. Sam Steele, Cycle Surgery-New Zealand, Christchurch, NZL, #53 st
11. Epes Harris, Macuntie, PA, #64 st
12. Jake Hollenbach, CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b Northwave, Shelburne, VT, #26 st
13. Peter Fitzpatrick, Heart House, Kutztown, PA, #22 st
14. Wilson Vasquez, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, Peirmont, NY, #57 st
15. Rosevelt Marte, GS Mengoni, Fort Lee, NJ, #32 st
16. Jermone Townsend, IF/Lionette’s, Princeton, MA, #72 st
17. Alejandro Guzman, CRCA/ Foundation, Fort Lee, NJ, #24 st
18. Ernest Tautkus, Exodus Road Racing, Uncasville, CT, #54 st
19. Nick Bennette, MetLife Cycling Team, Metuchen, NJ, #7 st
20. Paul Chooweenem, New York, NY, #63 st
21. Ryan Michael Zacarias Grullon, Onapi-La Vega, Pryoecto, DOM, #66 st
22. Vladimir Esteves, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, New York, NY, #20 st
23. Isaac Howe, Team Mountain Khakis, Burlington, VT, #68 st
24. Raj Seepersaud, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, Hollis, NY, #50 st
25. Augusto Sanchez, Michelob Ultra Cycling, Santo Domingo, DOM, #46 st
26. Stalin Quiterio, Hot Dog Cycling, Santo Domingo, DOM, #41 st
27. Ryan Fleming, Metlife Cycling Team, Portsmouth, NH, #71 st
28. Eric Brownell, CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b NorthwaStamford, CT, #10 st
29. Peter Chiu, NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental, New York, NY, #15 st
30. Daniel Estevez, CRCA/ Foundation, Worcester, MA, #21 st
31. Andy Munas, Dynaflo, Breinigsville, PA, #35 st
32. Landen Wark-Acebo, Northeast Bicycle Club, Waltham, MA, #61 st
33. Lanell Rockmore, Team Alliance Enviornment, Bethlehem, PA, #65 st
34. Luis Aquino, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, New York, NY, #6 st
35. Salvatore Scotto DiVetta, GS Mengoni USA, Brooklyn, NY, #48 st
36. Horace Burrowes, WS United/Sheepshead Cycles, Brooklyn, NY, #12 st
37. Giancarlo Bianchi, W.S. United, Brooklyn, NY, #9 st
38. Austin Roach, MetLife Cycling Team, Princeton, NJ, #44 st
39. Franklin Burgos, Western Union, Bronx, NY, #11 st
40. Brian Cooblall, WS United/Sheepshead Cycles, N. Massapequa, NY, #16 st
41. David Sommerville, Sommerville Sports World Team, Brooklyn, NY, #52 st
42. Matthew Johnson, CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b NorthwaNew Haven, CT, #27 st
43. Karl Rahn, CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b NorthwaNew York, NY, #42 st
44. Kevin Molloy, CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b NorthwaNew York, NY, #34 st
45. Paul Burrowes, WS United/Sheepshead Cycles, Brooklyn, NY, #14 st
DNF Eric Barlavev, Mountain Khakis Pro Cycling Team, Northridge, CA, #1
DNF Reed Albergotti, CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing, New York, NY, #2
DNF Adam Alexander, CRCA/ Foundation, New York, NY, #3
DNF Lewis Almonte, CRCA/ Foundation, New York, NY, #5
DNF Michael Freiberg, Team WAIS, Kutztown, PA, #23
DNF Anthony Lowe, WS United/Sheepshead Cycles, Brooklyn, NY, #31
DNF Tim Mitchell, Metlife Cycling Team, Ashland, MA, #33
DNF Raymond Newton, CRCA/ Foundation, Fort Lee, NJ, #36
DNF Kyle Peppo, CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing, New York, NY, #37
DNF Zach Putt, Kelly Benefit Strategies / LSV, Harrisburg, PA, #39
DNF Gavin Robertson, CRCA/ Foundation, Fort Lee, NJ, #45
DNF Rodney Santiago, Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator, Allentown, PA, , #47
DNF Matthew Seagrave, Richmond Pro Cycling, Corpus Christi, TX, #49
DNF Antony Slokar, CRCA/Jonathan Adler Racing, New York, NY, #51
DNF David Wells, Van Dessel Factory Team, Princeton, NJ, #59
DNF Benjamin Zawacki, Richmond Pro Cycling, Weare, NH, #60
DNF James Canny, Motatapu, Invercargaill, NZL, #62
DNF Andrew Baker, Team Mountain Khakis, Easley, SC, #67
DNF Jackie Simes, Team Mountain Khakis, Breinigsville, PA, #69
DNF Glenroy Griffith, CRCA/Major Taylor, Brooklyn, NY, #7

2009 Car-Free Summer Streets

Seth @ nyc bike maps — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:30:57 +0000

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 in August, the 8th, 15th and 22nd. The streets to be closed are Centre Street, Lafayette Street, 4th Avenue and Park Avenue.

Press Release:

The largest Summer Streets location will be a reprise of last year’s Manhattan event where 50,000 people enjoyed the traffic-free environment. On Saturday, August 8^th, 15^th and 22^nd from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Manhattan route will run for 6.9 miles from the Brooklyn Bridge via Lafayette/Centre Streets, 4^th Avenue and Park Avenue up to 72^nd street, while key cross-town streets will remain open to vehicles crossing the route.

Additional Summer Streets:

Summer Streets Events in all Five Boroughs

Bronx

Bronx Summer Walks – 167^th Street between Gerard and Cromwell Avenues, Saturday June 20^th, 27^th and July 11^th, 12 p.m.- 4 p.m., Sponsored by Local Development Corporation of the Bronx.

Brooklyn

Williamsburg Walks – Bedford Avenue between North 4^thand North 9^th Streets, Saturday June 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, and 27^th and July 4^th and 11^th, 12 p.m.- 9 p.m., Sponsored by Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, L Magazine.
Summer Streets on Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt Avenue between Dean Street and Park Place, Sundays in June, 12 p.m.- 5 p.m., Sponsored by Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Coalition.
Summer Plazas, 5^th Avenue – 5^th Avenue between 48^th and 52^nd Streets, Sunday July 19^th, 26^th and August 2^nd, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m., Sponsored by Sunset Park BID.
The Sunday Scene on Knickerbocker – Knickerbocker Avenue between Suydam and Starr Streets, Sunday July 19^th, 26^th and August 2^nd, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sponsored by Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council.
Pitkin Saturday Plazas – Pitkin Avenue between Strauss and Thomas Boyland Streets, Saturday September 12^th, 19^th, and 26^th, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sponsored by Pitkin Avenue BID.
Move About Myrtle – Myrtle Avenue between Clinton Street and Emerson Place, Sunday September 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, and 27^th, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m., Sponsored by Myrtle Ave Partnership.
Montague Summer Space – Montague Street between Hicks and Clinton Streets, Sunday September 13^th, 20^th, and 27^th, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Sponsored by Montague BID.

Manhattan

Meet the Street – East 4^th Street between Bowery and 2^ndAvenue, Saturdays in June, 3 p.m.-8 p.m., Sponsored by Fourth Arts Block.
Stanton Street Summer Sundays – Stanton Street between Allen and Orchard Streets, Sunday August 23^rd and 30^th and September 6^th and 13^th, 1 p.m.- 6:30 p.m., Sponsored by Lower East Side BID.

Queens

46^th Street Weekend Walks – 46^th Street between Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue, Saturdays in August, 11 a.m.- 8 p.m., Sponsored by Sunnyside Shines BID.
Astoria Water Walk – Shore Boulevard between Astoria Park South and Ditmars Boulevard, Sunday August 9^th, 16^th, and 23^rd, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sponsored by Astoria Park Alliance.

Staten Island

Van Duzer Days – Van Duzer Street between Wright and Beach Streets, Saturday August 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, and 22^nd, 12 p.m.- 8 p.m., Sponsored by Downtown SI Council.

2008 Five Boro Bike Tour Photos

Seth @ nyc bike maps — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:29:38 +0000

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

flickr: five boro bike tour
share your pictures: tag them on flickr.com with “5borobiketour” or email to seth(at)nycbikemaps.com
5 boro bike map

photos below from Seth Holladay

New Map: New York City Street View Bike Map

Seth @ nyc bike maps — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:08:16 +0000

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.

8th Avenue at West 53rd Street

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9th Street between 5th and 6th

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Central Park – East Drive

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Ocean Parkway Bike Path

seth — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:50:26 +0000

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 Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who were also responsible for Central Park and Prospect Park, designed and proposed Ocean Parkway to the Brooklyn Park Commissioners.
1868 – Land for Ocean Parkway was acquired by the City of Brooklyn.
1874 – Construction of Ocean Parkway began.
1880 – Ocean Parkway completed.
1894 – Pedestrian path split to create the first bike path in the United States.
1950 – Northernmost half-mile of Ocean Parkway demolished and replaced by the Prospect Expressway.
1975 – Ocean Parkway designated a historic landmark.

View Map of Ocean Parkway Bike Path

The bike path is on the West side of Ocean Parkway. The path on the East side is reserved for pedestrians.

The bike path is separated from cars by a tree-lined median and intersects with cross streets at every block.

signs above from Urch on flickr