Bike New York - May 2007 Bike New York, a.k.a. the "Five Boro Bike Tour," is a 42-mile bike ride ("It's not a race!") through New York City's five boros: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. Along the way, participants get to ride their bikes on roads normally off-limits (such as FDR Drive, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge). The ride ends in Staten Island, and riders take the ferry back to Manhattan. To say the ride is scenic would be an obvious understatement! Click on pictures for larger-size photos (images will come up in a new pop-up window). Our little group before the ride And a few close friends We started in front of the World Trade Center site Heading Uptown Passing Radio City Music Hall Crossing through Central Park Shooting down FDR Drive Crossing the Queensboro Bridge Entering Queens with a great view Cruising through Brooklyn Time for a rest Brooklyn's scenic Belt Parkway Crossing the Verrazano-Narrows bridge We did it! One last challenge: waiting for the ferry View of Manhattan from the ferry Passing Lady Liberty Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge to get home Gorgeous view from atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Back to Home Page Content, photography & design © 2001-2007 Michael Strickland All photographs digitally watermarked · Unauthorized use prohibited