I've been working on my list of things I want to be sure and do before I leave New York at the end of January. Since I've lived here for so long, there aren't a lot of things I want to do that I haven't done. But there are a few that I'm itching to…
Tag: manhattan
Quakers March for Justice & Equality in Pride Parade! (video)
I was proud to march with a group of about a dozen New York Quakers in the Gay Pride Parade yesterday in Manhattan, along with hundreds of other groups and tens of thousands of onlookers. It was a glorious, if hot, day in the city, and everyone seemed to be in good spirits. Local Quakers…
The Five Boro Bike Tour: the Central Park Leg (video)
Here's one of my favorite stretches of the Five Boro Bike Tour, the leg that runs through Central Park. Getting to this point involves a somewhat frustrating crawl up fifth Avenue, with lots of starts and stops along the way. Everyone is anxious to get on the tour, knowing that they've got 40 more miles…
The 2010 Five Boro Bike Tour: An incredible ride through a fantastic city
Today was the 33rd annual Five Boro Bike Tour, the largest group biking event in the country at 32,000 riders. Crossing into all five boroughs of the city of New York, it's a wonderful celebration of New York and biking that brings together a wide assortment of bike enthusiasts, from little kids to grey-haired cyclists….
My Bike Commute from Prospect Heights to Midtown Manhattan… in 5 Minutes (video)
Here's a video of my bike commute from my apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn to my office in midtown Manhattan, sped up to about five times the normal speed. Sorry if it makes you a bit motion sick. Man, getting over the Manhattan Bridge seems to take FOREVER. Enjoy. [link to original video]
Christina eats her first hamburger in 20 years (video)
If you are having a rough day, check out this video of my friend Christina eating her first hamburger in twenty years of vegetarianism. It'll perk you right up… unless you are a vegetarian. Taken at the funky and tasty Penelope's Cafe in Gramercy Park. [Click here for original video.]
Love the new bike lane onto the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn!
This week the DOT unveiled a lovely new protected bike lane leading from Sands Street in downtown Brooklyn onto the Manhattan Bridge. It goes all the way from Gold Street up to the bike entrance to the Manhattan Bridge. View Larger Map As someone who rides the Manhattan Bridge nearly every day, I can't tell…
My first visit to the High Line today (pics)
Today I got a chance to visit the recently-opened the High Line in lower Manhattan, which was a nice treat. Running for about 20 blocks from Gansevort Street in the West Village up the westside of Manhattan, the High Line park rises a couple of stories above the city streets, built upon elevated train tracks…