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Country Thyme Bronx

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Sun, 04/26/2020 - 16:46
Way Points: 

Soundview Ferry > Throgs Neck > Pelham Bay > Pelham > Southside > Eastchester > Baychester > Parkside > Fordham Manor > Morris Heights > High Bridge > Washington Heights > Hudson River Greenway

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Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1506
Difficulty: 
52
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

We start at Clason Point in Soundview after disembarking from the NYC Soundview Ferry (check NYC Ferry schedule at www.ferrynyc).  We ride through Soundview Park and take a little detour through Soundview to view the NYCHA house where Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor grew up - Sonya Sotomayor Houses, at 1090 Rosedale Ave.   There is optional loop through the SUNY Maritime College, with spectacular waterfront views.

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Yemeni Cafe - Brooklyn

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Sun, 04/26/2020 - 15:08
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Queensboro Bridge > Sunnyside > Greenpoint > E. Williamsburg > Bedford Stuyvesant > Crown Heights > E. Flatbush > Canarsie > Shore Pkwy > Sheepshead Bay > Dyker Heights > Bay Ridge > Borough Park > Bensonhurst > Kensington > Park Slope > Prospect Heights > Clinton Hill > Brooklyn Navy Yard > S. Williamsburg > Greenpoint > Queensboro Bridge

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Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn, Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
870
Difficulty: 
53
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

The ride starts at the Queensborough Bridge and we head over the Kosciuszko Bridge bike path into Greenpoint.   Williamsburg and the distinctive historic sections of Bedford-Stuyvesant are next, then a pit stop in Canarsie Park before catching the Shore Parkway Greenway westbound.  On the way to Bay Ridge we pass through Sheepshead Bay and Dyker Heights.  Our lunch stop is in Bay Ridge on a street where the storefront signs are in Arabic and where you sometimes see women in burkas.  The Yemen Café (yemencafe.com) at 5th Avenue & Ovington has a tasty,

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Queens - Bushwick - Troutman Street Art Collective

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 04/24/2020 - 15:20
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Queens Borough Bridge > Queensbridge Park > Rainey Park > Ditmars > Jackson Heights > Flushing Bay > Shea Rd > Flushing Meadows Corona Park > Forest Park > Bushwick > Williamsburg Bridge.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
828
Difficulty: 
37
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

This is a 30 mile ride that starts at QueensBoro Bridge (or the Ed Koch, if you must) and explores beautiful Queens waterfront.  Hate riding around LaGuardia airport to get to Flushing Bay Promenade?  This route takes you through scenic Jackson Heights on a bike lane.  No more Ditmars Boulevard and dodging cars coming out of LaGuardia.  We ride all the way through Flushing Meadows/Corona Park and through Forest Hills Gardens to look at spectacular homes.  We cruise through Forest Park.

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Bejako Sakuwa

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Fri, 04/24/2020 - 14:55
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Manhattan Bridge > Highland Park > Forest Park > Flushing Meadows/Corona Park > Sunnyside > Williamsburg > Prospect Park > Sheepshead Bay > Jacob Reese Park > Ferry home.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1162
Difficulty: 
60
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

This route takes you through many interesting neighborhoods and parks in Queens & Brooklyn.  (Neighborhoods are named on the cue sheet, so you'll know where you are.) Lunch is at Bejako Sekuwa, a Nepalese restaurant.

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Bronx Ramble

Submitted by CWaaser on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 16:08
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Manhattan Upper East Side > Randall’s Island > South Bronx > Soundview Park > Shorehaven > Pugsley Creek Park > Throg’s Neck > SUNY Maritime Campus > Pelham Bay Park > City Island > High Bridge.

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1100
Difficulty: 
54
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

This is an interesting ramble through the Bronx from the Central Park Boathouse via Randall’s Island connector to City Island with return to Manhattan via the High Bridge. The route takes advantage of many greenways through Soundview, Pugsley and Pelham Bay Parks. The loop around the SUNY Maritime Campus beneath the Throg’s Neck Bridge is spectacular.

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