Contents

Title Page

Help Us Guide

Copyright

Overview Map

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Bike New York City?

About This Book

Riding with This Book

Bicycling in New York City

Ride Finder

Author’s Note

Map Legend

Manhattan

1. The Hudson River202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

2. The Heights202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

3. Central Park202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

4. The Upper West Side: Grande Dames202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

5. Harlem Heritage Tour202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

6. The Village’s Heyday202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

7. Early East Side Ethnic Enclaves202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

8. Randall’s and Wards Islands202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

9. Three Bridges Tour202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

10. Governors Island202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

11. Roosevelt Island202896.jpg202891.jpg

12. Liberty State Park—A Waterfront Tour202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

13. A Great Escape—The Palisades202902.jpg202896.jpg

Brooklyn

14. Bridging Two Boroughs—From Downtown Brooklyn to Downtown Manhattan202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

15. Harbor Views202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

16. Floyd Bennett Field202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

17. Brooklyn’s Maritime Moorings202896.jpg202891.jpg

18. Literary Lives of Brooklyn202896.jpg202891.jpg

19. Williamsburg and Greenpoint202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

20. Following a Fort Greene Forefather202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

21. Victorian Brooklyn202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

22. Prospect Park202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

23. Cultures and Coasts—Historic Ocean Parkway to Coney Island202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

Queens

24. Waterfront Arts Loop202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

25. Queens Greenways to Fort Totten202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

26. Jamaica Bay202902.jpg202891.jpg

27. Quintessential Queens Communities202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

28. Flushing Meadows Corona Park and Flushing Bay Promenade202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

29. The Rockaways and Fort Tilden202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

30. Forest Park and Forest Hills Gardens202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

Staten Island

31. Staten Island Parks202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

32. Beaches and Bastions202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

33. Greenbelt Parks and Parishes202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

34. Staten Island North to South202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

The Bronx

35. Orchard Beach and City Island202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

36. The Grand Concourse202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

37. A Grid of Greenways202902.jpg202896.jpg202891.jpg

38. South Bronx Treasures202896.jpg202891.jpg

39. A Bronx Rumble to Wave Hill202902.jpg202896.jpg

40. Old Putnam Trail and South County Trailway202896.jpg202891.jpg

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