Bike Month NYC 2007 Events

Bike Riding Lessons for Kids

Location: 
Marine Park; Flatbush, Gerritsen and Fillmore Ave.
borough: 
Brooklyn
Description: 
Parks staff and volunteers will be on hand three weekends in May at a park near you to help your child learn how to ride a bike. Come out and enjoy the spring weather. Bring your child, a bike, and a helmet for this free, fun event, and be amazed at how easily your child learns how to ride a 2-wheeler. Learn an easy, crash free method to teach kids of any age how to ride, and start your child out in one of the healthiest and most fun ways to get around. Pre-registration is required. To register call 311 or visit bikenewyork.org/safety_ed/classes/images/teach_child_application.pdf. The DOT safety program will provide helmets for children who do not have one, supplies limited.
Organization: 
NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, NYC Department of Health, NYC Department of Transportation, Bike New York, Transportation Alternatives
Getting there: 
Q to Ave. U
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Bike Riding Lessons for Kids

Location: 
Marucs Garvey Park; Madision Avenue between 120th and 124th St.
borough: 
Manhattan
Description: 
Parks staff and volunteers will be on hand three weekends in May at a park near you to help your child learn how to ride a bike. Come out and enjoy the spring weather. Bring your child, a bike, and a helmet for this free, fun event, and be amazed at how easily your child learns how to ride a 2-wheeler. Learn an easy, crash free method to teach kids of any age how to ride, and start your child out in one of the healthiest and most fun ways to get around. Pre-registration is required. To register call 311 or visit bikenewyork.org/safety_ed/classes/images/teach_child_application.pdf. The DOT safety program will provide helmets for children who do not have one, supplies limited.
Organization: 
NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, NYC Department of Health, NYC Department of Transportation, Bike New York, Transportation Alternatives
Getting there: 
2,3,4,5,6 to 125th St.
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Bike Riding Lessons for Kids

Location: 
Midland Beach; Fort Wadsworth to Miller Field
borough: 
Staten Island
Description: 
Parks staff and volunteers will be on hand three weekends in May at a park near you to help your child learn how to ride a bike. Come out and enjoy the spring weather. Bring your child, a bike, and a helmet for this free, fun event, and be amazed at how easily your child learns how to ride a 2-wheeler. Learn an easy, crash free method to teach kids of any age how to ride, and start your child out in one of the healthiest and most fun ways to get around. Pre-registration is required. To register call 311 or visit bikenewyork.org/safety_ed/classes/images/teach_child_application.pdf. The DOT safety program will provide helmets for children who do not have one, supplies limited.
Organization: 
NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, NYC Department of Health, NYC Department of Transportation, Bike New York, Transportation Alternatives
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Sustainable Buildings Bike Tour

Location: 
Stillwell Ave Station, Coney Island
borough: 
Brooklyn
Description: 
Join us on a bike ride exploring the green side of Brooklyn's growth, focusing on innovative energy conservation techniques and sustainable development. Observe creative re-use of urban spaces from an urban farm to solar panel arrays, visiting sites from Coney Island to Greenpoint Special guest speakers. Bring a bike lock. Please note: the tour takes place in two parts. 10:30 am meet at Stillwell Avenue; 1:00 pm meet at the Added Value Farm, Columbia Street between Halleck & Sigourney. F,G train to Smith-9th Street.Tour ends at Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg. FREE!
Event Type: 
Ride
Organization: 
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment
Getting there: 
F,D,N,Q to Stillwell Ave.
Phone: 
718-788-8500
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Small-Wheeled Bike Race

Location: 
Bethesda Terrace, Central Park: 72nd Street Transverse overlooking the fountain
borough: 
Manhattan
Description: 
Spin your little wheels! Free entry, prizes offered. 20-inch wheels max. Spectators encouraged. After the race, a group will ride down the greenway to the start of the Folds Up ride.
Event Type: 
Competition
Organization: 
TIME'S UP!
Getting there: 
B,C to 72nd St.
Phone: 
212-802-8222
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Bike Tour in the Rockaways

Location: 
Boardwalk at Beach 116th Street
borough: 
Queens
Description: 
Queens Museum of Art Director Tom Finkelpearl will conduct a bicycle tour of Robert Moses' impact on the Rockaway peninsula -- from housing, to the beach, to bridges and transportation. Helmets are required. Bring your own bike. The tour will take around two hours and will cover approximately 12 miles of riding, or 17 miles if you wish to ride back with Tom to the starting point. Free event, but please RSVP for the event so we don't ride off without you. *Rain Date: Saturday, May 26th, 2pm.
Event Type: 
Ride
Organization: 
Queens Museum of Art
Getting there: 
A to S shuttle train to Rockaway Park/Beach 116th.
Phone: 
718-592-9700 x222
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Folds Up Folding Bike Ride

Location: 
Start: West 23rd St on the Hudson River Greenway, Manhattan. End/festival: Stuyvesant Cove Park, East 23rd St at the East River, Manhattan.
borough: 
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Description: 
Show off your folding bike or check out the options if you're just folding curious on this leisurely 10-mile ride through Manhattan and Brooklyn. All types of bikes are welcome. Test-rides and refreshments at the festival afterward. This leisurely tour will take in sights in Manhattan and Brooklyn while enjoying the benefits and promoting the use of folding bikes. We'll roll together through greenways, across bridges, and along city streets, trading tips and tales of folding successes.
Event Type: 
Ride
Organization: 
TIME'S UP!
Getting there: 
C,E to W. 23rd St.
Phone: 
212-802-8222
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Folds Up Folding Bike Festival

Location: 
Stuyvesant Cove Park (East 23rd Street at the East River)
borough: 
Manhattan
Description: 
Cap off the day of folding bikes at this festival after the small-wheeled bike race and Folds Up Ride. Enjoy refreshments and test rides and meet Peter Reich of Swift Folder and other folding bike manufacturers and dealers. No bike necessary, but please be folding curious!
Event Type: 
Other
Organization: 
TIME'S UP!
Getting there: 
6 to E. 23rd St.
Phone: 
212-802-8222
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

Prospect Park Moonlight Ride

Location: 
Grand Army Plaza, the northern entrance of Prospect Park where Flatbush Ave., Eastern Pkwy, Union St. and Prospect Park West all intersect.
borough: 
Brooklyn
Description: 
Join us as we discover Prospect Park at night during the height of the spring bloom. This is a safe, peaceful ride that visits many of the little-known treasures the park has to offer on the second Saturday of every month.
Event Type: 
Ride
Organization: 
TIME'S UP!
Getting there: 
2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza
Phone: 
212-802-8222
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.

NYC DOT's 4th Annual Bike to Shea Day

Location: 
Two ride meeting locations: Manhattan - 47th St and 1st Ave (Dag Hammarskjold Plaza); Brooklyn - Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Pkwy & Washington Ave (at the fountain). Rides assemble: 10:30am, rides leave: 11:00am. Both rides finish at Shea Stadium.
borough: 
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Description: 
Leave the traffic behind and bike to Shea! Join us for a 9-mile ride to see the Mets vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Marshals from the Department of Transportation will escort you to the game via on street bicycle lanes and off street greenways at a leisurely pace. Riders of all skill levels are welcome. Riders who wish to take their own route and starting location are also encouraged to join in the spirit of the day and meet us at the game. Once at Shea, free attended bike parking close to the stadium entrance will be provided and fun free gift give-aways will also be available for all those who Biked to Shea! The ride is free, to purchase tickets for the game, call Brian O'Leary 718-559-3038. Upper Box $22, Upper Reserved $8.
Event Type: 
Ride
Organization: 
NYC Department of Transportation
Submitted by admin on April 17, 2007 - 6:39pm.