NYC Summer Streets '09 (part 5)

Summer Streets will take place for three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 8, 15, 22) from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm. The route will connect the Brooklyn Bridge with Central Park and there will be recommended connections along low-traffic streets to the Hudson River Greenway, Harlem and Governors Island allowing participants to plan a route as long or short as they wish.

This event takes a valuable public space - our City's streets - and opens them up to people to play, walk, bike, and breathe. Summer Streets provides more space for healthy recreation and is a part of NYC's greening initiative by encouraging New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation.

Modeled on other events from around the world including Bogotá, Colombia's Ciclovia, Paris, France's Paris Plage, and even New York's own Museum Mile, this event will be part bike tour, part block party, a great time for exercise, people watching, and just enjoying summer mornings.

This event is for people of all ages and ability levels to share the streets respectfully.

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Travel & Events

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• nyc
• lafayette street
• new york city
• biking
• cycling
• bike ride
• bike tour
• bike riding
• brooklyn bridge
• central park
• summer streets
• park avenue
• department of traffic