Queens Around the World Bike Map

The NYC Department of City Planning’s newest bike map provides a meandering bike route through eighteen miles of Queens streets and greenways. Queens is the most ethnically diverse county and this bike route highlights the diverse communities and historic districts that make the borough unique. More info on the

The Queens Around the World bicycle tour takes you along on-street and off-street bicycle lanes and greenways through parks, by shops and into neighborhoods where diverse communities create vibrant street life filled with an incredible array of music, shopping, and cultural events. As you pedal from neighborhood to neighborhood, you can sample from an eclectic variety of cuisines. The tour offers a number of destination options where cyclists can ride by a historic building or park your bikes and enjoy a museum or a delicious meal. Other points of interest include galleries, public art, cultural institutions, houses of worship, architectural gems and historic districts.

The tour is designed so cyclists can take a single 18 mile ride or multiple short rides. The route often parallels the 7 subway line, nicknamed the International Express and designated as a National Millennium Trail, but gives riders a street-level, interactive experience.