From May 1-11, Transportation Alternatives and the NYC Department of Transportation will present Bike Week NYC. This is the 12th annual celebration of NYC cycling. The week-long celebration honors the bicycle as a convenient, quick, quiet, clean and commu
Bike Week event calendars are available at local bike shops, Transportation Alternatives and online at www.bikeweeknyc.org and www.transalt.org. Look out for the beautiful orange Bike Week posters at bus stop shelters throughout the borough.
Bike Week NYC events in Queens include:
Kissena Velodrome Re-Dedication and Opening Day
Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Parsons Boulevard and Booth Memorial Parkway, Flushing. Kissena Cycling Club: www.kissena.info.
Bike New York
Sunday, May 4, 8a.m.
Battery Park, Manhattan to Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island and all boroughs in between.
Bike New York: www.bikenewyork.org.
Queens BP Breakfast
Thursday, May 8, 7:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m.,
Queens side of the Queensboro Bridge Bike Path.
Celebrate cycling in Queens with a free breakfast courtesy of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Northern Blvd and Broadway to ride to a free breakfast.
NYC Bike to Work Day
Friday, May 9.
“Oh My Gods” Ethnic Queens Bike Tour
Friday, May 9, 10 a.m,
For meeting location in Queens and reservation, call 201-941-0100. Bike the Big Apple: www.toursbybike.com.
Ride to Eaton's Neck,
Saturday, May 10, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (approximate)
Cunningham Park – Union Turnpike at 196 Place.
Join us for this cue sheet ride along Long Island’s North Shore to Eaton’s Neck. If you’re training for a century, this is the perfect ride to prepare for it. Distance: 90 hilly miles. Go to www.5bbc.org.
Mother’s Day Bike Ride
Sunday, May 11, 9:30 a.m.
Roosevelt Island Tramway, 2nd Ave between 59th & 60th St. (Manhattan).
28-mile ride to Herman MacNeil Park in College Point. Weekday Cyclists (members.aol.com/trudyth), New York City Cycle Club (www.nycc.org), Five Borough Bike Club (www.5bbc.org).
