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Queens, Brooklyn & Interesting Historical Sites

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 13:22
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Neighborhoods, Parks, Historic Sites:  QUEENS:  Queensborough Bridge -> Sunnyside Gardens -> Woodside -> Jackson Heights -> Corona -> Forest Hills -> Kew Gardens Hills -> Jamaica Hills -> Jamaica -> Addisleigh Park -> St. Albans -> OHEL CHABAD LUBAVITCH -> Laurelton -> CHILDHOOD HOMES BERNIE & RUTH MADOFF -> Rosedale -> Brookville Blvd Park -> Brookville -> Springfield Park -> Baisley Pond Park -> South Ozone Park -> Ozone Park -> Lindenwood -> BROOKLYN - New Lots -> Brownsville -> Somers Park -> Crown Heights -> Prospect Heights -> Clinton Hill -> Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Submitted
Author: 
Julie Blackburn
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1092
Difficulty: 
15
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

On this ride we ride through many Queens and Brooklyn neighborhoods to explore the nether reaches of Queens to Laurelton which borders Nassau County. 

For those who are interested, the paper cue sheet lists all the different neighborhoods we ride through.  And for those who use turn by turn audio directions on your iphone, the audio will recite the neighborhood in addition to the turn instructions.

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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

Status: 
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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Ft. Totten w/ Lunch @ Dosa Hutt

Submitted by ridelibrary@nycc.org on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 22:38
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Dumbo (start)>Forest Park>Kew Garden Hills>Kissena Park>Fort Totten>Crocheron Park>Kissena Corridor Park>Queens Botanical Garden>Flushing Meadows Corona Park>Citi Field>Msgr McGolrick Park>McCarren Park>Williamsburg Bridge (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Ron Grossberg
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
New York City
Urban Adventure
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
1300 feet
Difficulty: 
52
Difficulty Rating: 
2 out of 5

Wind thru parks and bike paths in Brooklyn & Queens to historic Ft. Totten.

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