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The 41st annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour is back this Sunday, May 6th. Around 32,000 cyclists will gear up this year and ride through New York City on car-free streets and highways for 40-miles.
Organized by Bike New York, the tour is a fun way for people to enjoy the city and raise money for the nonprofit organization’s bike education programs. The event will start off with an expo on Friday & Saturday at Pier 12, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook with exhibitors, food and beer. And on Sunday, the bike tour begins at 7:30 am, in four waves at lower Manhattan, and moves its way through Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and finally ends in Staten Island with a Finish Festival (registered participants only) featuring local food vendors and live music.
Image via Bike New York
It’s probably a good idea not to drive on Sunday, but if you must, here is a full list of all the street closures. The ones near Downtown Brooklyn are:
- Navy Street (btw Flushing Avenue & York Street)
- York Street (btw Navy Street & Gold Street)
- Gold Street (btw York Street & Front Street)
- Front Street (btw Gold Street & Old Fulton Street)
- Old Fulton (btw Furman Street & Prospect Street)
- Cadman Plaza West (btw Prospect Street & Tillary Street)
- Tillary Street (btw Cadman Plaza West & Adams Street)
- Brooklyn Bridge Promenade (btw Tillary Street & Centre Street)
- Furman Street (btw Old Fulton Street & Atlantic Avenue)
- Joralemon Street (btw Furman Street & Atlantic Avenue)
- Atlantic Avenue (btw Furman Street & Columbia Street)
- Columbia Street (btw Atlantic Avenue & BQE West Entrance Columbia Street)
Good luck on Sunday, and ride safe!
