Need some miles before the food piles? Not into the :"Big Game" ? Need to destress from the family? Well then this ride is for you!
We will be riding on a crisp fall day up the Putnum Trail at advanced moderate pace and stop for coffee and snacks 20 miles up then back in time for you be ready for Thanksgiving dinner.
What to bring?
Spare tube, cash for snacks and coffee
Meeting point: Van Cortlandt Mansion inside park.
Get a little blood flowing post turkey day, avoid the Black Friday crowds, give thanks for the 5BBC and join us for a fun urban tour from Brooklyn through Central Queens to the somewhat isolated enclave of Jamaica Estates. See diverse, ever-changing and unique neighborhoods along the way. This is the shorter, 35ish miles version of this ride with a lunch stop TBD on the way back. Bring a lock, snacks, sufficient hydration, and money for lunch. moderate pace with urban hills in places.
UPDATE: Due to NJ Transit bike restrictions on Sunday, we've moved the ride to Saturday, 11/24. Hope you can still make it.
Reminder: We gather at 9:45 AM at the Harrison PATH station: Be sure to catch the 9:15 from WTC or the 8:55 from 33 Street.
Who needs roadways when we have a river to follow? And one with such fame – at one end, the industrial port city of Newark, and at the other, Paterson and the Great Falls. Our tour begins at Harrison, though, at the Path station platform, near the juncture where the Passaic, further down, merges with the Hackensack to spill into... more
That's eastern Brooklyn and western Queens, as we make our way from Grand Army Plaza through some less-seen neighborhoods and then skirt our way back and forth between the boroughs. It has been awhile since I listed this ride. This is the basic version of the ride and it does go through the strangest neighborhood in NYC, "the Hole" - don't know "the Hole" come join us, or read the late Maggie Estep's Ruby Murphy novels. We will be contrasting "the Hole" with one of NYC's prettiest neighborhoods later in the ride.
We are starting at 10:00 to get as much warmth as the day allows, so... more
Holiday seasons are all about traditions. And one of the most enduring one is the Pancake Ride. Okay, so maybe you don't have pancakes. The diner is full of everything that's good for your soul if not for your waistline. The pies and the layer cakes are fantastic. That's if you have room. It's an easy ride. We let the PATH train do the hilly parts.Ride our bikes to the Broadway Diner in Bayonne. Eat lunch and wend our way back along the shore to Jersey City. Then, we'll take the PATH back to the WTC. So, grab your bike, hold tight to your friends and your memories and make some new ones.... more
Join members of the Transportation Alternatives Bronx Activist Committe for their annual Holiday Lights Ride in the Bronx!
We will be meeting up after their annual toy drive and Christmas Party for Concourse House on the Grand Concourse. Dressing up festive and lighting your bicycle up festively is highly encouraged. We will visit Bronx's Real Little italy on Arthur Ave for coffee, a slice or pastry after visiting the Christmas tree at Ciicarone Square before heading to the Parkchester Oval. We wall also visit the infamous Bronx Christmas house a site you have to see to believe!... more
December 25 marks an important anniversary: the day George Washington and the Continental Army stopped losing and started winning. Ever since the British invaded New York they dealt Washington one defeat after another as they chased him up the Hudson and across New Jersey. The revolutionaries and their French supporters had begun to doubt that the Continental Army could ever win a fight, but on December 25 1776 Washington turned that all around by crossing the Delaware at night and marching his army through a blizzard to attack the garrison at Trenton.
The citizens of Bucks County... more
Actually we'll be ringing around the Hudson, instead, on this lazy cold day. And maintaining, as well, a not too-exerting pace. And our destination? Why, given the circumstances, a wintry Irish pub with a back dining room and . . . a festive fireside hearth! What better amenities, at this chilly time of year, except maybe a warmer pair of gloves for xmas?
To get there, though, we'll travel the so-called "Harbor Ring Route," from New York to Hoboken, via the George Washington Bridge, with stops at the Fireman's Park (and bike trail), in Fort Lee, the James... more
How could we not have a ride from Columbus Circle on Columbus Day? But where to go?
New Rochelle has some amazing history - too vast to cover in one ride.
I have stumbled upon a treasure trove of history and will share it with you on this and future rides I plan to lead that explore this great town (where I happen to live these days) - one of the original "suburbs". So original, in fact, that while Carl Reiner lived here writing and performing on Sid Caesar's show of shows in the 50's, it became the prototype for The Dick Van Dyke show, which Carl wrote, and where Rob and... more
This is the annual Cherry Blossom ride, initiated in the 1970s by Irv Weisman, to enjoy the increasing number of blossoms in Branch Brook Park, Newark and Belleville, NJ. This park has more cherry trees than in Washington, DC and they add more every year. Bring your camera.
We will enjoy the blossoms for a while then head off for Bloomfield or Montclair, eating in a diner.
Meet at the bottom of the escalators at the World Trade Center PATH station at the ticket machines. (Lower level of the Occulus)
Cancellation conditions: Snowy or icy. Radar showing imminent or... more
This is the annual Cherry Blossom ride, initiated in the 1970s by Irv Weisman, to enjoy the increasing number of blossoms in Branch Brook Park, Newark and Belleville, NJ. This park has more cherry trees than in Washington, DC and they add more every year. Bring your camera.
We will enjoy the blossoms for a while then head off for Bloomfield or Montclair, eating in a diner.
Meet at the bottom of the escalators at the World Trade Center PATH station at the ticket machines. (Lower level of the Occulus)
Cancellation conditions: Snowy or icy. Radar showing imminent or... more
This is the annual Cherry Blossom ride, initiated in the 1970s by Irv Weisman, to enjoy the increasing number of blossoms in Branch Brook Park, Newark and Belleville, NJ. This park has more cherry trees than in Washington, DC and they add more every year. Bring your camera.
We will enjoy the blossoms for a while then head off for Bloomfield or Montclair, eating in a diner.
Meet at the bottom of the escalators at the World Trade Center PATH station at the ticket machines. (Lower level of the Occulus)
Cancellation conditions: Snowy or icy. Radar showing imminent or... more
This is the annual Cherry Blossom ride, initiated in the 1970s by Irv Weisman, to enjoy the increasing number of blossoms in Branch Brook Park, Newark and Belleville, NJ. This park has more cherry trees than in Washington, DC and they add more every year. Bring your camera.
We will enjoy the blossoms for a while then head off for Bloomfield or Montclair, eating in a diner.
Meet at the bottom of the escalators at the World Trade Center PATH station at the ticket machines. (Lower level of the Occulus)
Cancellation conditions: Snowy or icy. Radar showing imminent or... more