td five boro bike tour map 2023

Standard, Member, and VIP registration for the Tour are sold out, 

but you can still register as a Charity Rider!

Start Schedule

Wave 1 (7:30am).

VIP & CHARITY RIDERS, PREFERRED START, MEMBERS

Recommended arrival time:  6:00AM-7:00AM

Southbound :  Preferred Start and Members should enter at Thomas

Northbound :  Preferred Start and Members should enter from Chambers to Bogardus Plaza then Duane

VIP & CHARITY BREAKFAST

VIP Riders:  Access VIP breakfast at Canal and Church

Charity Riders :  Access Charity breakfast at Broadway and Worth

WAVE 2 (8:05AM)

Recommended arrival time:  7:05AM-7:35AM

Southbound :  Enter at Murray

Northbound :  Enter at Warren

WAVE 3 (8:40AM)

Recommended arrival time:  7:40AM-8:10AM

Southbound :  Enter at Fulton

Northbound :  Enter at Vesey

WAVE 4 (9:15AM)

Recommended arrival time:  8:15AM-8:45AM

Southbound :  Enter at Cedar

Northbound :  Take Albany to Greenwich to Thames

WAVE 5 (9:50AM)

Recommended arrival time:  8:50AM-9:20AM

Southbound : enter at Morris

Northbound : take Albany to Greenwich to Rector

WAVE 6 (10:25AM)

Recommended arrival time:  9:25AM-9:55AM

Southbound/Northbound :  enter from Battery Place

If members of your group are assigned to different Start waves, please ride together in the latest Start wave for your group.

• Riders assigned to later Start waves cannot move to an earlier wave.
• Riders heading southbound to the Start Line must enter their wave via Broadway.
• Riders heading northbound to the Start Line must enter their wave via the Hudson River Greenway.
• After a Start wave is released, the next Start wave moves up. Please refer to access points for earlier waves.
• Sixth Avenue will reopen to cars at 12:00PM.

Packet Pickup 2024

On May 5, you’ll be joining over 32,000 other cyclists for a true New York City experience!  But first, you’ll pick up your rider ID kit at our Packet Pickup event on Thursday, May 2, Friday, May 3, or Saturday, May 4.

Please bring your registration confirmation email with your QR code and a valid photo ID.

Address: Center415, 415 5th Avenue Between E 37th and E 38th St, New York, NY 10016

• Thursday, May 2:  3:00 PM–8:00 PM
• Friday, May 3:  10:00 AM–8:00 PM
• Saturday, May 4:  9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Note :  These hours are subject to change. We will update them if necessary, and inform registered participants.

Picking Up Your Packet

Adult riders: 

Please bring the following with you:

• Your QR code from your confirmation or start wave email
• Residents of the United States and Puerto Rico must show a state or federal government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, DMV photo ID, or passport
• Non-US residents must show a valid passport

Youth riders :

To pick up a youth’s packet without them being present, you (the parent or registered guardian) must bring:

• Your own valid photo ID and your QR code, printed out or on a smartphone
• Your youth’s QR code, printed out or on a smartphone
• You do not need to provide photo ID for your youth rider

INTERNATIONAL RIDERS :

If you ordered appparel from Primal Wear, you’ll pick it up at Packet Pickup. We’ll provide further details in the coming days.

Proxy Packet Pickup

Proxy Packet Pickup is available again this year! Here’s what to do:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RIDER:

Provide your proxy with the following items:

• Copy of your photo ID
• Copy of your QR code (you can find this in your confirmation email)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROXY:

Please bring the following items to Packet Pickup:

• Your rider’s photo ID (printout or image on your smartphone)
• Your rider’s QR code (printout or image on your smartphone)
• Your own photo ID

If you’re picking up a packet for your Youth rider  (under age 18), you don’t need to have their photo ID, just their confirmation email.

Getting There

We encourage you to take mass transit, ride a Citi Bike, or walk to Center 415. Due to space constraints, there will be no onsite bike parking.

We’re excited to announce that we will have a number of exhibitors showcasing their products and services during Packet Pickup.

• Manhattan Portage *
• Primal Wear *
• Kryptonite *
• Flanzig & Flanzig
• Cleverhood *
• Global Ride
• Cycling Shimanami 2024
• Industry Nine
• Route Werks *
• DC Bike Ride
• Velocity Ride
• Five Boro Bike Club
• New York Cycle Club

Make sure to stop by these booths and see what they have to offer!

* These exhibitors are also selling products from their booths, so you can stock up on everything you need for a successful Tour.

The cost of Charity registration depends on your selected charity. Charity registration includes:

• All standard registration perks
• Guaranteed placement in the first start wave
• Breakfast at the Start
• Lunch at the Finish Festival
• The satisfaction of knowing you’ve helped further the cause of Bike New York  and  your chosen charity
• Whatever other perks are offered by your selected charity

Standard (Adult & Youth) - SOLD OUT

STANDARD REGISTRATION HAS SOLD OUT. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER AS A VIP OR CHARITY RIDER.

Standard registration for adults and youths costs $139 (plus processing fees), $29 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation to Bike New York to help fund our free bike education, advocacy, and community outreach programming. Standard registration includes:

• Rider Identification Kit (helmet cover, bib & bike plate) – this is your key to enter and participate in the Tour
• Snacks and entertainment at rest areas along the route
• Fully supported route with additional water stops
• Access to free bike repair along the route provided by Trek
• Access to SAG (Support and Gear) vehicles
• Entry to the Finish Festival on Staten Island
• Special edition finisher medal
• Digital finisher certificate

Bike New York Member - SOLD OUT

MEMBER REGISTRATION HAS SOLD OUT. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER AS A VIP OR CHARITY RIDER.

Registration for Bike New York Members costs $139 (plus processing fees), $29 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation to Bike New York to help fund our free bike education, advocacy, and community outreach programming.

If you aren’t a Member yet, you may purchase a membership during registration.

Bike New York Member registration includes:

• All standard registration perks
• Guaranteed placement in Wave 1 Standard wave
• All the other benefits of being a Bike New Yorker !

VIP (Adult & Youth) - SOLD OUT

VIP registration for adults and youths costs $400 (plus processing fees), $84 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation to Bike New York to help fund our free bike education, advocacy, and community outreach programming. VIP registration includes:

• Choice of two limited-edition TD Five Boro Bike Tour jerseys produced by Primal Wear
• Custom, limited-edition Tour-branded Manhattan Portage bag
• Breakfast and entertainment at the Start
• Timed climb over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
• Access to exclusive VIP lounge and gourmet lunch at the Finish Festival

Tips for Registering

To get started, click here .

If you already have an EnMotive account :

• Enter your email address and password under I have an EnMotive Account and click on Sign In .
• If you’ve forgotten your password, click on Forgot Password .
• On the next screen, enter your email address and click on Reset Password .
• You’ll receive an email with a new password. If you do not get an email within a few minutes, please check your spam folder.

If you’ve never logged into EnMotive before :

• Enter your information under I don’t have an EnMotive Account and click on Create My Account .
• If you get the message “ An account already exists for this email address ” click on the blue Log In button in the upper righthand corner.
• A popup will appear; click on Forgot Password .

Once you’re logged in , you can register for the Tour, and update your personal information if needed.

If you need technical assistance accessing your EnMotive account, please email [email protected] .

WHEN YOU RENT A BIKE WITH UNLIMITED BIKING, THE OFFICIAL RENTAL PARTNER OF BIKE NEW YORK, PROCEEDS HELP FUND OUR BIKE EDUCATION PROGRAM!

Driving & parking.

We recommend that participants driving to the TD Five Boro Bike Tour park on Staten Island in the morning.

You can bike to the Ferry and ride over to lower Manhattan to the Start. After you finish riding, you’ll ride back to your car and avoid any lines at the Ferry.

NOTE : Cars parked along the Tour route will be towed and impounded.

We’re quite partial to this option. From anywhere in Manhattan or downtown Brooklyn, the best way to get to the Start Area is by bike. The Hudson River Greenway and Broadway both lead directly to Bowling Green. For detailed directions, use Google Maps to plan your route. Be sure to click the bicycle icon.

Note that some subway stations do not accommodate bikes. The MTA requests that participants do not bring bikes on the L/M/G trains. Visit www.mta.info for customized travel directions using TripPlanner, or call the MTA for more information by dialing 511. Check the schedule for changes as Tour day approaches.

PATH Train (from New Jersey)

• From Hoboken, take the PATH train toward 33rd St. and get off at the Christopher St. stop. From Newark, Harrison, Journal Square, Grove St., and Exchange Pl., take the WTC train and get off at the World Trade Center stop.  
• The fare is $2.75, payable by MetroCard.
• Bikes are not permitted on the first car of the train.
• Note that you will need to use stairs to get to street level, so be prepared to carry your bike.
• For up-to-date information, system map, station locations, and parking information, visit www.panynj.gov or dial 1-800-234-PATH.

Long Island Railroad (LIRR)

On Tour day, off-peak fares apply, and bike permit rules are suspended.

• Cyclists can take the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to Penn Station or Grand Central-Madison and then transfer to downtown subway service, or cycle downtown.
• We ask that you space you and your bikes evenly throughout the train to facilitate the flow of people boarding and disembarking at stations.
• Please bring a bungee cord to secure your bike.
• For more information on departure times and station locations, including weekend timetables, visit www.mta.info/lirr .

Metro-North Railroad

• Take the Metro-North to Grand Central Station at East 42 nd St. and Park Ave.
• To get to Bowling Green via subway from Grand Central Terminal, take the 4, 5, or 6 train to the Brooklyn Bridge or City Hall stations.
• Bikes are allowed on all trains on the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven Lines.
• Bike permit rules are suspended.
• There will be no restrictions on the number of bikes per train.
• Off-peak fares apply.
• For more information on departure times and station locations, visit  www.mta.info/mnr .

Note: This is not information for the Staten Island Ferry.

NYC Ferry, which operates a ferry landing in St. George five minutes west of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, is significantly constrained in their ability to take bikes onboard.

We have been asked by NYC Ferry’s organizers to encourage Five Boro Bike Tour participants to use the Staten Island Ferry rather than NYC Ferry.

Anyone using NYC Ferry on Tour day with their bike should be prepared to wait for several boats before being able to board.

NY Waterway (From New Jersey)

Please visit NY Waterway’s website for more information.

While you're in NYC . . .

If you’re coming to New York City for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, then make sure to check out the nycgo.com for official visitor information to help you plan your trip! The guide is a great resource for everything you need to know regarding where to stay, eat, drink and play while you’re in town.

When will I find out my wave assignment?

When and where is packet pickup can i pick up someone else's rider id kit.

Packet Pickup for your 2024 Tour rider identification kit (RIK) will take place again at:

Center415 — 415 5th Avenue (between East 37th and 38th Streets) New York, NY 10016 ( map link )

• Thursday, May 2:  3:00PM-8:00PM
• Friday, May 3:  10:00AM-8:00PM
• Saturday, May 4:  9:00AM-5:00PM

We are offering Proxy Packet Pickup , and you don’t need to fill out a Proxy form. See details below:

If you’re having someone pick up your rider ID kit (RIK) , please email the following to your Proxy:

• Your confirmation email (with the QR code at the bottom)
• A copy of your government-issued photo ID

If you’re the Proxy , please bring the two items listed above plus your own government-issued photo ID to our Packet Pickup event (please see the FAQ above). You don’t have to print these items out – you can have them on your phone or other device.

If you’re picking up a RIK for your Youth rider  (under age 18), you don’t need to have their photo ID, just their confirmation email.

Note : Proxies may pick up rider ID kits for up to ten riders at one time.

I ordered apparel from Primal Wear during registration - will it be shipped to me?

For Standard riders with a US shipping address : If you ordered apparel from Primal Wear, it has been shipped to you directly from Primal Wear.

For VIPs with a US shipping address that ordered rider ID kit shipping : Your VIP jersey has been shipped directly from Primal Wear.

For ALL international riders : You’ll pick up your apparel during Packet Pickup .

Note : Primal Wear experienced some shipping issues in mid-April. If you received an incorrect apparel order and did not see the updates from Primal Wear, you should check your spam folder to make sure the messages are not trapped there.

If you don’t see the update, or have a question about your order, please reach out to Primal Wear at:

They will be happy to assist you.

When is the 2024 TD Five Boro Bike Tour? Can I still register?

The 46th edition of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Standard, Member, and VIP registration are sold out, but you can still register as a Charity Rider !

What is a team? Do I have to be on a team?

The deadline to form or join a team was Friday, April 19, at 5:00PM.

Not to worry, though! You can still ride with friends and family.

• Bike New York Members do not join teams; you’ll automatically be grouped together in Wave 1.
• If you are a Charity rider, you’ll automatically be registered under the name of the charity for which you are fundraising.
• All VIPs are assigned to Wave 1.

What is a rider identification kit? Do I need it to ride in the Tour?

All participants must wear the full rider identification kit (RIK) to ride in the Tour. Here’s what’s in your RIK:

For Standard riders :

• Your 2024 Tour helmet cover
• Your numbered bib (to attach to the front of your jersey or shirt)
• Your numbered bike plate (to attach to the handlebars of your bike)
• Fasteners (safety pins and twist ties)

For VIP and Charity riders :

• All of the above items
• Your VIP or Charity credential so you can access breakfast at the Start, and your luncheon area at the Finish Festival

NOTE :  If you ordered shipping for your RIK, you’ll receive it in mid to late April. If you did not, you’ll pick up your RIK at our Packet Pickup event (please see the FAQ above).

YOUR SHIPPED RIDER ID KIT WILL NOT CONTAIN ANY APPAREL PURCHASED FROM PRIMAL WEAR. THOSE ITEMS WILL SHIP SEPARATELY FROM PRIMAL WEAR IN MID-APRIL.

Can I bring a bag on the Tour? Can I check a bag?

Yes. However, the following are prohibited:

• Bags with shoulder straps (including backpacks, hydration packs, drawstring bags, and messenger bags)
• Panniers or bags that hang on the side of your bike
• Covered baskets
• Any bag over 420 cubic inches (6.9 liters)

Here’s more info on baggage restrictions .

If you think that one or more of the above criteria applies to your bag, do not bring that bag.

If you do, your bag and personal belongings may be confiscated, and will not be returned to you under any circumstances.

Bike New York is not responsible for confiscated property.

NOTE: These restrictions may be updated as Tour day gets closer; we’ll post any changes here.

There is no baggage check on the Tour; bring only what you can carry.

What if I don’t have a bike? Can I rent one?

Yes! Our official Tour rental partner Unlimited Biking provides a wide variety of bikes for the Tour.

With the convenience of bike pick-up in lower Manhattan on Tour morning, and drop-off at the Staten Island Ferry (St. George Ferry Terminal), you can ensure your Tour goes smoothly.

And the best part? Proceeds from your rental help fund our free education, outreach, and advocacy programs!

I purchased shipping for my RIK - when will it arrive?

The deadline to purchase rider identification kit shipping (RIK) has passed.

If you purchased shipping for your RIK, please note the following:

YOUR RIDER ID KIT WILL NOT CONTAIN ANY APPAREL PURCHASED FROM PRIMAL WEAR. THOSE ITEMS WILL SHIP SEPARATELY FROM PRIMAL WEAR IN MID-APRIL.

SHIPPING DATES : RIKs will be shipped out starting the second week of April, via Fed Ex (adult signature required).

VIP RIDERS :  Your RIK will include your Manhattan Portage bag; your jersey will ship separately from Primal Wear.

MEMBERSHIP WELCOME GIFTS :  For new Bike New York Members, welcome gifts will ship separately from EnMotive within 6-10 weeks.

STANDARD RIDERS :  If you purchase shipping and want to ride with a team but did not form or join one before the deadline (March 15), you may ride with your friends and family in the latest assigned wave for your group.

INTERNATIONAL RIDERS :  If your mailing address is outside the US, shipping is not available. Please select a category that does not include shipping.

Shipping purchases are non-refundable. 

No transfers are allowed for Tour entries that include shipping.

How do I purchase my Tour photos?

Here’s how to pre-order the MarathonFoto Digital Photo Offer after you’ve already registered:

• Log into your EnMotive account
• On your account page, click on Registrations on the left side and find your 2024 Tour registration
• Click on the three dots, then View Registration
• Scroll down to the bottom of the screen
• Select the MarathonFoto Digital Photo Offer
• Click Add to Cart
• Submit your payment and you’ll be set to go!

Note : The $10 discount is available until registration for the Tour closes; you may purchase the MarathonFoto Digital Photo Offer after the Tour at full price ($79.95).

What kind of bike is allowed on the Tour? Can I use my e-bike?

Any human-powered pedaled bike (recumbent, unicycle, tandem, tricycle, etc.) is permitted , with the exception of s urrey or party bikes (equipped with steering wheels).

Class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes may be used on the Tour.

Note :  Class 2 or throttle e-bikes are not permitted on any Bike New York events, even if the throttle function is disabled.

Can I still purchase a jersey or other Tour apparel?

February 14 was the deadline to purchase Primal Wear Tour apparel and have it shipped to you before the Tour.

However, you can still order apparel on  Primal Wear’s online shop  up until May 14 and get it in late June.

Are there age restrictions for the Tour?

Children under the age of 3 are not allowed on the Tour. 

All children ages 3 and older must be registered to participate in the Tour , and must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Youths ages 3 to 9 must ride with an adult on a tandem bike, in a child’s seat, on a tag-along bike, or in a bike trailer.
• Youths ages 10 to 17 may ride their own bikes, but must remain in close proximity to the adult with whom they were registered.

I plan on riding a tandem with my spouse/friend/child. Do we both need to register?

All participants must register in order to ride in the Tour. Youths (under age 18) must be registered by a parent or guardian, and must be on the same team as their registered parent or guardian.

Children under the age of 3 are not allowed on the Tour (please see FAQ above).

I'm a Bike New York Member; can my friends and family ride with me in the first wave?

If your friends and family are Bike New York Members , they will automatically be placed in Standard Wave 1 with you.

If you want to ride with friends or family who are not Bike New York Members, you may start with them in the latest of their assigned waves.

How can I make sure I'm in the first wave for the Tour?

The only way to guarantee a start in Wave 1 of the Tour is to register as a VIP, a Bike New York Member, or a Charity rider. All other Standard riders will be placed in Waves 2 through 6, with consideration given to your start time preference.

I can't make it to the Tour - can I get a refund or transfer my entry?

Tour registration fees are non-refundable and non-deferrable.

However, you may transfer your entry to another person so they can ride in your place. Here’s how:

• Log into  your EnMotive account .
• On your account page, click on  Registrations  on the left side and find your  2024 TD Five Boro Bike Tour registration.
• Click on the three dots.
• Select  Transfer Registration .
• Please enter the Enmotive account email address of the person to whom you would like to transfer your registration.
• Click on  Transfer Registration ; this will send an email to that person notifying them of the transfer, with instructions on how to accept the transfer.
• There is a $10 transfer fee to be paid by the transferee.
• The transfer will only be valid for 48 hours , so be sure they accept quickly!

The transfer deadline is 5:00PM on Wednesday, May 1.

If you purchased shipping for your rider ID kit, the deadline for transfers has passed, and you may no longer transfer your entry .

Where does the money from my Tour registration fee go? What portion of my registration fee is tax deductible?

Proceeds from the Tour fund our free bicycle education programs as well as our advocacy work to create safer and more inclusive bike infrastructure in New York City. In 2022, we taught bike riding and bike safety skills in person and in our virtual classroom to more than 20,000 kids and adults. 

Standard registration is $139.00 (plus processing fees), $29.00 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation. VIP registration is $400.00 (plus processing fees), $94 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation.

All Tour registration fees are non-refundable and non-deferrable.

I deferred my past Tour entry but did not redeem it. What are my options now?

2023 was the final year for deferring riders to redeem their Tour entries. All unredeemed entries have been converted to charitable donations.

If you need a donation receipt for your past entry, please reach out to us at [email protected] .

Looking for hotel rooms for the 2024 Tour? Here’s the current list of our hotel partners:

Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Manhattan/Downtown East 95 Henry Street New York, New York ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

Gild Hall 15 Gold Street, New York, New York ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca 39 6th Ave, New York, NY ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

Holiday Inn Express NYC – Wall Street

126 Water St, New York, NY ( map link )

Click here to reserve your room

Holiday Inn NYC – Wall Street

51 Nassau Street, New York, NY ( map link )

Millennium Downtown New York

55 Church St, New York, NY ( map link )

Moxy NYC Downtown

26 Ann Street, New York, NY ( map link )

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

New York Marriott Downtown 85 West Street @Albany, New York, NY ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

W New York – Times Square 1567 Broadway, New York, NY ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

The Westin New York at Times Square

270 West 43rd Street, New York, NY ( map link ) Click here to reserve your room

If you have questions about a hotel’s bike parking policy, please reach out to that hotel directly.

This page will be updated frequently, so please check back often.

2023 TOUR PROGRAM

Check out our handy maps for the

2023 TD Five Boro Bike Tour:

*All maps are subject to change. Please refer to this page for the most up-to-date maps, and stay tuned for more details on the Start Area and Finish Festival.

In the event that members of your group are assigned to different Start waves, please ride together in the latest Start wave for your group. Riders assigned to later Start waves cannot move to an earlier time. Riders heading southbound to the Start Line must enter their wave via Broadway. Riders heading northbound to the Start Line must enter their wave via the Hudson River Greenway.

START 1–VIP & CHARITY RIDERS, AND PREFERRED START & MEMBERS (7:30AM)

Recommended arrival time: 6AM-7AM. If Southbound, Preferred Start and Members should enter from Chambers to Duane or from Thomas. If Northbound, Preferred Start and Members should enter from Chambers to Bogardus Plaza then Duane.

START 2 (8:05AM)

Recommended arrival time: 7:05AM-7:35AM. If Southbound, enter from Murray. If Northbound, enter from Warren.

START 3 (8:40AM)

Recommended arrival time: 7:40AM-8:10AM. If Southbound, enter from Fulton. If Northbound, enter from Vesey.

START 4 (9:15AM)

Recommended arrival time: 8:15AM-8:45AM. If Southbound, enter from Cedar. If Northbound, enter from Albany to Greenwich to Thames.

START 5 (9:50AM)

Recommended arrival time: 8:50AM-9:20AM. If Southbound, enter from Morris. If Northbound, enter from Albany to Greenwich to Rector.

START 6 (10:25AM)

Recommended arrival time: 9:25AM-9:55AM. If Southbound or Northbound, enter from Battery Pl.

After a Start wave is released, the line moves up. Please refer to access points for earlier waves. Sixth Ave will reopen to cars at 12:00 PM.

VIP & Charity Breakfast

VIP Riders access the VIP  breakfast from Canal and Church. Charity Riders access the breakfast from Broadway & Worth St.

VIP & Charity Entry Points

VIP & Charity Riders in Start Wave 1 should enter from Chambers to Duane or from Thomas. See the streets indicated in red on the Start Wave Map.

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Five Boro Bike Tour Map

About the five boro bike tour.

On the first Sunday in May, 32,000 cyclists of all skill levels come from around the world to roll through every borough of New York City on streets totally free of cars. For one day, the roads are yours, the bridges are yours, the City is yours—there’s no better way to experience the Big Apple. Produced in conjunction with the City of New York, the TD Five Boro Bike Tour is the world’s biggest charitable bike ride, with proceeds funding our free bike education programs. In 2014 alone, we taught bike skills to more than 16,000 kids and adults. When you ride with Bike New York, you’re helping us in our mission to empower more New Yorkers to grab life by the handlebars. via bike.nyc

Five Boro Bike Tour History

The event began on June 10, 1977 as the Five Boro Challenge with about 250 participants. The original tour was 50 miles long and started and ended in Queens. What started as a one-time event became a tradition the next year when the New York City Mayor Ed Koch embraced the idea of a city-wide bike tour. The distance was shortened and the word “challenge” was changed to “tour” to make the event more appealing to the general public. That year, the number of participants increased tenfold to around 3000. via wikipedia

• 2018 5 Boro Bike Tour Info
• 5 Boro Bike Tour Map for Google Earth
• Official Bike New York 5 Boro Bike Tour site
• Street Closures: How to avoid the 5 Boro Bike Tour

2023 TD Five Boro Bike Tour Official Program and Ride Guide

A LETTER FROM ERIC ADAMS

MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY

Dear Friends:

It gives me great pleasure to welcome everyone to the 2023 TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

The future of New York City is on two wheels. Cycling is the fastest-growing transit option in our city, and my Administration is dedicated to making sure that our cyclists feel safe in every neighborhood. In our efforts to give city space back to the people, we are committed to creating an additional 300 miles of protected bike lanes across the five boroughs. Through community outreach, education, and virtual events, Bike New York is an invaluable ally in our united mission to promote cycling, protect and empower bike riders in our city, and encourage forms of movement and transportation that reduce congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. This year’s Five Boro Bike Tour offers an excellent opportunity for New Yorkers of all backgrounds to get around, stay healthy, and take care of our environment.

I look forward to the many ways that Bike New York will continue to build a brighter, safer, and more active future for all.

On behalf of the 8.8 million people of New York City, I extend my best wishes for a safe, enjoyable ride and continued success.

A LETTER FROM KEN PODZIBA

Dear Riders,

Welcome to the 45th Anniversary of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour Presented by Manhattan Portage!

Get ready for a pure adrenaline rush as you experience the thrill of riding 40 miles car-free on the streets of the most exciting city on Earth! The Tour, which has become America’s most popular bike ride, will take you on a unique journey through the five boroughs as you take in some of the city’s most famous landmarks and breathtaking views.

Above all, this iconic ride is about 32,000 people of all ethnicities, abilities, ages, and walks of life from every state in the nation and dozens of countries coming together to create the most diverse and exciting celebration of cycling on the world’s biggest stage.

By participating in the Tour, you’re helping make New York City a better place. Proceeds from the Tour fund Bike New York’s many programs, which transform the lives of New Yorkers and their communities through bicycling. Our Bike Path program trains formerly incarcerated New Yorkers to become certified bike mechanics, who obtain full-time employment at Motivate to maintain Citi Bikes. We’ve partnered with the City of New York to encourage New Yorkers to donate their old bikes so we can refurbish them for asylum seekers who are in need of bicycles for transportation. The Tour also funds our bike education classes in New York City public schools and parks, enabling tens of thousands of New Yorkers each year to learn how to ride a bike and learn proper safety and handling skills. And we’re working with the City of New York to create safer and more equitable streets with more miles of protected bike lanes.

We’re grateful to Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and his team at the Department of Transportation for co-producing the Tour, as well as all our government partners, including NYPD, CECM, FDNY, DSNY, NYC Parks, National Parks Service, Port Authority, DEP, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, OEM, US Coast Guard, US Army Reserve, US Parks Police, NYC Transit, Long Island Railroad, Metro-North, and NYC Tourism + Conventions.

Thank you to our longtime title sponsor, TD Bank, presenting sponsor Manhattan Portage, and other partners, including Bloomberg, Trek, NYU Langone Health, Thule, Unlimited Biking, Kryptonite, Dole, Primal Wear, Flanzig & Flanzig, Rockefeller Group, New Belgium, Jamaica Hospital, MarathoFoto, and Con Edison. And we owe tremendous gratitude to our more than 2,000 volunteers, without whom we couldn’t produce this spectacular event. Please be sure to thank them as you ride by them along the course.

Be safe, and enjoy the ride!

A LETTER FROM YDANIS RODRIGUEZ

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER

Welcome to bike new york’s td five boro bike tour.

I am so excited to again join Bike NY in hosting this year’s ride, my second as New York City’s Transportation Commissioner. Whether you are joining us for the first time or are returning to savor 40 miles of car-free New York City streets at the height of spring, you will today get to enjoy the unique experience of cycling in New York City.

We have much to celebrate today, including the fact that after a successful pilot last year, cyclists will once again have more time to complete the ride than they ever had before. Many of the roads on which you will find yourself riding today provide a special treat: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, FDR Drive and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge offer tremendous waterfront views that cyclists don’t often get to take in.

I am proud to say that New York City strongly supports cycling on our streets all of the remaining days of the year. Under Mayor Eric Adams, who himself cycles throughout our City’s streets, cycling is continuing to expand dramatically, aided by the pace of growth that grew even more exponentially during COVID as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers sought a healthy and socially-distant way to get around and enjoy their city.

In just the last year, and with the strong support and effective advocacy of groups like Bike New York, we have made enormous progress in expanding access and making streets safer for cycling, including by: Delivering on our commitments, creating nearly 30 miles of new protected bike lanes across New York City. New lanes in 2022 could be found on Emmons Avenue and Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn, 44th Drive in Queens, University Avenue in the Bronx and East Houston Street in Manhattan. We are also fortifying our existing protected lanes across the city, making it harder for other vehicles to obstruct those lanes; we have already installed concrete Jersey barriers and other “better barriers” along ten miles of those lanes, with another ten miles planned for this year.

The expansion of bike share. Over the last several years, Citi Bike – the continent’s largest bike-share program – powered through the pandemic as it kept up an ambitious pace to double its service area and triple the number of blue bikes on the City’s streets. Citi Bike stations can now be found across all of Manhattan, and this year will arrive in new neighborhoods across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. By the end of this year, more than half the City’s population will have easy access to Citi Bike, with further expansion being discussed.

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Advancing other major Adams Administration initiatives that advance cycling and the public realm. The Mayor has appointed the incredible Ya-Ting Liu as the City’s first Public Realm Officer, and she has already begun her work with the DOT on a great array of projects. For example, in Midtown Manhattan, through which you will bike today, the Administration is actively at work on ways to make both Broadway and Fifth Avenue more welcoming to both cyclists and pedestrians.

Keeping an eye on equity in everything we do. In addition to our commitment to building out new on-street protected bike lanes, I biked with Mayor Adams earlier this year to the High Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx to announce that DOT would begin community engagement for an exciting plan to bring a new 7.5-mile greenway along the Harlem River waterfront in the Bronx, bringing cycling access to communities that have been too often overlooked. In addition to expanding greenways Citywide, DOT is also committed to expanding New York City’s network of Open Streets to many of those same communities, spurring and supporting community groups as they create and program their own activities along car-free streets.

Finally, want to offer my personal thanks to Ken Podziba and the entire Bike New York team for their commitment to cycling. Each year, the Five Boro Bike Tour organizers work closely with DOT, NYPD, and other City agencies to coordinate a logistically challenging event that touches each of the five boroughs.

wish everyone a safe and enjoyable ride and hope that you will see firsthand why more and more New Yorkers are selecting cycling as their preferred way to get around this great city!

A LETTER FROM ANDREW BREGENZER

Regional president of metro ny, td bank.

TD Bank, and its more than 2,000 colleagues throughout New York City, would like to welcome and thank you for participating in the 2023 TD Five Boro Bike Tour! We look forward to riding alongside you in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the amazing NYC event!

Since 2007, TD has been a proud sponsor of the Tour and our main reason in supporting this great event is Bike New York and their bike education mission. Funds generated from the Tour allow Bike New York to offer free bike education across New York’s five boroughs and to enhance sustainability and quality of life for all our New York City neighbors.

For more than two decades, TD has been one of these neighbors and will continue to be ingrained in the fabric and footprint of New York City. Through sponsorships like the Tour, TD continues to invest in all communities in this wonderful city to further support its great citizens.

We look forward to hopping on our bikes with the thousands of cyclists as we all take on the 40-miles of car-free streets together in one of the greatest cities in the world, New York City.

Let’s “get out and own these streets” by having a fantastic ride while also continuing to support and celebrate the amazing people of NYC!

BIKE NEW YORK’S EDUCATION PROGRAMS

They say you never forget how to ride a bike, but many people never had the chance to learn. We offer free classes and programs for adults and children throughout the year at more than a dozen Community Bike Education Centers and bike shops across the five boroughs. Learn more and sign up at www.bike.nyc/education.

Road Map: Our Adult Class Curriculum

Youth Classes

Kids’ learn to ride class.

This free group class is for children who are ready to ditch their training wheels and ride a two-wheeler for the first time. With our safe, easy, effective method and experienced instructors, kids will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bicycle. Most students get the hang of it in one session!

After School Programs and Summer Programs

We teach kids the mechanics of riding a bike, the rules of the road, best practices for riding in a group and on the streets, and the joy and freedom of biking. Sessions are one day per week for several weeks.

Bicycle Field Trips

Schools can bring groups of youth ages 10 and up on a 2-hour field trip to one of our Bicycle Education Centers, where they can learn how to ride a bike for the first time, learn safety and basic bike handling skills, and take a group ride using our fleet of bikes.

WHERE HISTORY MEETS THE ROAD: 45 YEARS OF FAMILIAR ROUTES

Many cyclists are creatures of what appears, from a certain vantage point, to be habit—they ride the same route to and from home, office, café, or park. They clip in first on the same side every time, keep their tires pumped to a familiar PSI, drink from a well-loved water bottle (likely in need of a serious wash), eat the same snacks, and dismount at ride’s-end with a form as predictable as an automaton. But these habits belie these cyclists’ true nature. Keeping so much the same, they become connoisseurs of change, as keenly attuned as a meteorologist to subtle shifts in the weather, sensitive as an Old Dutch Master to the fine gradations of angles of light in different seasons, intimately familiar as a naturalist with the countless trees along their route in various stages of leaf and flower, discerning as an epicure when savoring half a leftover Clif Bar discovered on the precipice of bonking, and celebratory as Shakespeare of the world’s stage, thronged by countless passers-by and fellow riders, all to the soundtrack of the never-not-new thrum of one’s own heart when the going gets tough. Who among this class of riders, when cycling through a thriving city, has not thought something similar to Miranda near the end of The Tempest: “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world / that has such people in’t!” Her father, Prospero, replies, perhaps a bit condescendingly, “‘Tis new to thee.” But anyone who’s ridden the same route more than once can understand

Miranda’s enthusiasm. There is something about being on a bike that remakes the world—and oneself—anew.

2,500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that you can’t step in the same river twice. Likewise, you can’t go on the same bike ride twice. Though the route and a million other variables may stay the same, everything else has changed: light, weather, the ache in your knee, the ache in your heart, the friend by your side, the friend who couldn’t come this time…

It’s in the same spirit that I re-enter the history of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, about which I’ve written several times—first in 2013 when we launched the new bike. nyc website, again in 2017 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tour, and last year for a profile about Steve Bauman, the father of the Tour. Since that first time a decade ago, it can feel like everything really has changed, and not always for the better: the closing of famed punk venue CBGB in Manhattan’s East Village, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian war on Ukraine, the untimely passing of our dear friend and former Bike New York events manager Beth Heyde. But amidst these tragedies, there has been extraordinary beauty: reconnecting with loved ones over Zoom for quarantinis and long-distance board games, countless stories of Ukrainian refugees welcomed with open arms and

homes in neighboring countries, the birth of Beth’s daughter, a ginger like her mom, just a few months before Beth died.

And of course, there have been the bike rides—you rode in the snow and rain with a headwind, in the sun with a tailwind. You rode uphill both ways. You screamed with exhilaration as the terror of a steep descent melted into euphoria when you realized at the bottom, I made it! You rode to wake up and to wind down. You rode because you were happy and you rode to get happy. You rode to remember and you rode to forget. You rode old routes and new ones that would one day become as familiar as if they were traced on your skin. You rode with old friends and made new ones along the way. You rode alone, but of course you’re never really alone on a bike: a ride has a way of putting you into conversation with your selves— past, present, and future. And now you’re here, ready to ride again. Maybe it’s your first time to ride the Tour. Maybe it’s your 45th. Regardless, this 45th Tour is the only one like it—with the weather we’ll all remember as unique to May 7th, 2023 in New York City, with the diegetic soundtrack you’ll hear spilling out of a bodega as you round a corner in the Bronx (probably something by Ice Spice), the smiles you’ll see in passing and the ones that will spread across your face time and time again over 40 miles…

These moments and many more will become a part of your history. And when you ride this year, you will also be participating in the history of New York City since the Tour was founded in 1977—all the life, strife, construction,

destruction, and flow of humanity that makes this the greatest city on earth. In a way, this history is yours, even if you didn’t live it. Hell, I’m from Arkansas and only lived in the city for five short years. But that’s one of the remarkable things about this place: even if the city isn’t yours by birthright, it gives itself to you, and you feel, if only for a moment, a year, a decade, or more, part of something bigger. And on the first Sunday in May 2023, you will be a part of something extraordinarily big and beautiful: the TD Five Boro Bike Tour—with 32,000 people on bikes, it’s the largest recreational ride in the world.

But even this Tour is just a small part of what Bike New York does. Proceeds from this and other Bike New York rides fund our free bike education classes, whereby we’ve taught skills to more than 212,000 kids and adults since 2005. Steve Bauman, the aforementioned father of the Tour, once said that “the bicycle represents freedom more than anything else.” These classes—in addition to newer programs that provide job training for bike mechanics and pair asylum seekers with bicycles—plant seeds of freedom that will flower in ways that enrich countless lives and, by extension, the story of New York City itself.

What follows is just a taste of the history that will be riding next to you, with you, under above and in you. And with each pedal stroke, you’ll be adding something utterly new to the history of this city and this ride, even though so much has stayed the same: you’ll be adding your story.

The music critic Daniel Felsenthal recently wrote on Pitchfork.com that “New York is always dying,” an obviously click-baity declamation that nevertheless contains some serious truth that is less pessimistic than it first seems when considered both more closely and more broadly (and in mind of the great truths imparted to us by The Lion King). Without dwelling too long on the corporatization of the economy—something that is certainly not unique to New York City—, there is, of course, some hole-in-the-wall restaurant, shop, or venue that is always closing. But these closings make way for openings, perhaps for some future legendary or at the very least beloved hole-in-the-wall restaurant, shop, or venue whose eventual closing will be lamented by future generations, and so on. “It’s the circle of life / and it moves us all.” (Was Elton John really singing about a bike ride?)

Now, there are certainly dyings and closings whose significance cannot be recuperated by this intentionally optimistic outlook. On the one most obvious and most tragic hand, there is the World Trade Center, which opened four years before the first Tour and in whose twin shadows thousands of Tour riders shivered for 24 years as they waited to take off from the tip of Manhattan, as they waited to get their legs spinning and their blood pumping and to warm up in the early morning May sunshine as they reclaimed the streets on all five boroughs, those towers whose shimmering striated heights would welcome riders back, happy and sore and sated and already ready for more, as they made their way to the Battery via the Staten Island Ferry, “feeling the wind and watching Manhattan approaching,” to quote Leonard Diamond, recalling his experience at the end of the very first Tour. Few will forget the unwelcome sun that fell on riders on the morning of May 5, 2002, the scar of 9/11 just a few blocks south of where they fiddled with helmets, pedals, and their individual management of the collective grief that eclipsed them in the absence of the Towers’ shadows. Now, the Freedom Tower stands close to where the Twin Towers once stood, standing sentinel over today’s Tour start lines.

On the other hand, there are the cultural institutions that have come and gone, like the punk music venue CBGB in Manhattan’s East Village, which opened the same year as the World Trade Center and hosted some of the most important musicians of the past half-century, whose sounds have become synonymous with a certain version of New York City: the Ramones, Patti Smith, the Talking Heads. Due to rising rents, the club closed in 2006. During Game 2 of the 1977 World Series, which pitted the Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, coverage shifted to a helicopter shot of Yankee Stadium and the surrounding area in the Bronx. Famed broadcaster Howard Cosell drew viewers’ attention to a raging fire consuming an abandoned building mere blocks away

from the stadium. Though solitary, that blaze, broadcast to the world, came to represent the conflagrations that would plague the Bronx for years, fires understood all too well by those who called the borough home to be the cause and consequence of cyclical disinvestment in the area. But out of those ashes rose hip-hop, a cultural force born and raised in the South Bronx, built on shared communal experiences, economic mobility, joy, resilience, speaking truth to power, and hope. In Queens, the 5 Pointz building was a landmark regarded as the center of the graffiti universe for decades until it was destroyed in 2014, leaving a gaping hole in the borough’s landscape that is nevertheless filled and protected in perpetuity in the cultural memory of an artform that has transformed the globe. On 86th Street

in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn, Lenny’s Pizza reached an international audience in 1977 when, in the opening scene of Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta ordered two slices (“Two, two—gimme two. That’s good.”), layered one on top of the other, and ate them like that while strutting his stuff down the street to the sound of the Bee Gee’s “Stayin’ Alive.” After 70 years, Lenny’s closed in February of this year. And in the last of the five boroughs on your Tour, Staten Island, another pizza joint—Nunzio’s, in Midland Beach, just south of the Verrazzano Bridge (which only recently won back its missing second “z”)—shut its doors after 80s years in business. Who knows what new culinary institutions will replace Lenny’s and Nunzio’s? Who knows what new New York City icon will take root in the holes left behind by yesterday’s icons? Perhaps some dream of one of the asylum seekers, helped along by a bike…

In all of these places, new life has emerged. And in the place of past Tour riders, you are here. Next year, in your place, there will be others finding their spot in that oncein-a-lifetime river of riders—always the same and always different. Which means, to say that “New York is always dying” is to simultaneously say precisely that New York is always alive and living: in life, as in New York, Elton John was right: “There’s more to see than can ever be seen / More to do than can ever be done / There’s far too much to take in here / More to find than can ever be found.”

Immediately following the very first Tour, Ellen Farrant scribbled down her memories of the ride, lest she lose them to the river of time:

“In Manhattan, we passed the South Street Seaport with its four-mast schooners in port, the Fulton Fish Market with its unforgettable aromas, Chinatown, some Bowery personalities, the beautiful brownstones, and of course, always in the background, the tall buildings. We were traveling along First Avenue. At first, there were many apartment houses and then we went into older sections with lots of stores selling everything you could think of. There were apartments over these stores and people were looking at us. It was the attitude of these people which made the ride a delight to me. If the boroughs were different, the people were the same. They were hanging out of windows, coming out of stores to line the streets. Some were cheering, some were staring. The kids were dancing up and down and running alongside us. Those who had bikes rode with us for a while. To see people smiling and cheering really made us feel fantastic. We knew we were doing something special.”

So are you. Aside from the Fulton Fish Market, all of the above and so much more persists—New York City is the same, just different. As you ride the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, how much nuance will you notice? How deeply will you drink of this river? What angles of light, bursts of sound, sudden smiles, riotous scents, bone-deep thrills will you hold onto? What stories of your own will you add to the story of the Tour? (Share yours with #TourTales.)

HISTORY OF THE TOUR

January 1978: historic mayoral support, summer of 1978: 3,000 cyclists, 0 cars, 1999: ride capped at 32,000, february 1977: the tour is born.

Two Board of Education members organized the first Five Boro Challenge: Eric Prager, who had been commissioned to develop a bike safety program, and Sal Cirami, a leader of the American Youth Hostel’s Bicycle Committee. They developed a bike safety and repair program culminating in a five boro day trip for students to practice what they learned.

JUNE 10, 1977: OUR FIRST ROUTE

About 50 high school students from five schools and 200 members of bike clubs participated. The 50-mile ride would begin and end in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, and wind south through Brooklyn, over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Staten Island, and then, after a quick ferry trip, up through Manhattan, into the Bronx, and over the Throgs Neck Bridge back into Queens.

There was no entry fee, and only one sponsor: Nathan’s. They gave out hot dogs and soda in the Bronx at the ride’s one and only rest stop. Unlike today, the route was not closed to traffic. We relied on police escorts in the front and back to get us through the streets safely.

When Ed Koch became mayor, his administration sought ways to promote bicycling. Charlie McCorkle of Bicycle Habitat and Transportation Alternatives, along with the group and leaders of other New York cycling organizations, took the Five Boro Challenge idea to City Hall. To make the ride more accessible and family-friendly, they adjusted the route to 40 miles and renamed the Challenge the Five Boro Bike Tour.

With official city support, the ride grew from 250 to 3,000 participants! We also had support from Emergency Medical Services and the New York City Fire Department to make the ride safer. For the first time ever, we worked with the Department of Transportation and NYPD to create a traffic-free route. The new route took riders on highways for the first time in New York’s history, making it an unforgettable spectacle.

Families and bike enthusiasts of all levels signed up for the ride. So many, in fact, that we had to cap the registration at 32,000, which we still follow to this day.

APRIL 1980: A SUBWAY STRIKE TURNED NYC INTO A CITY OF CYCLISTS

When subway workers went on strike in the spring, New Yorkers were in need of new ways to get around the city. Cycling was a clear solution. American Youth Hostel and Transportation Alternatives worked together to set up cones and bike route signs on NYC streets. Mayor Ed Koch held a press conference supporting cycling during the strike, and bike sales soared! That year, 12,000 signed up for the Tour.

1979: OUR FIRST SPONSOR

The vice president of community services for Citibank turned out to watch the spectacle of the 1978 Tour and resolved right then and there that Citibank needed to be involved. That Monday, he met with his colleagues, and Citibank became the title sponsor of the Tour.

1991: TOUR CANCELLED

1982: the world’s biggest bike tour.

With a bike boom in NYC that sustained much longer than the subway strike in 1980, the Five Boro Bike Tour ballooned to 32,000 riders. The Five Boro Bike Tour earned the title of “World’s Biggest Bike Tour.”

With the loss of our title sponsor, we unfortunately had to cancel the Tour. We made a triumphant return in the following year!

2000: BIKE NEW YORK IS BORN

American Youth Hostel concluded that the Tour needed more attention and spun itself off as two independent non-profit entities: Bike New York, to run the Tour, and the Five Borough Bike Club, which provides volunteers and technical expertise. Bike New York has since developed other rides and a robust, free bike education program.

2007: TD BANK SPONSORS THE TOUR

In 2007 we kicked off our relationship with TD Bank as the title sponsor, who has supported the Tour for 16 years!

2021: A TRIUMPHANT RETURN, AGAINST ALL ODDS!

2005: bike new york started its free bike education program.

Bike New York operates the largest free bicycle education program of its kind in the world, and it all started in 2005. Since its inception, Bike New York has taught cycling skills to over 212,000 kids and adults. Your ride in the Tour today helps us continue this important work.

2014: THE TOUR IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SUSTAINABILITY

The TD Five Boro Bike Tour became the first event in New York City to be certified sustainable by the Council for Responsible Sport by earning the silverlevel certification. In 2016, we secured the Council’s Gold Level and have maintained it in subsequent years.

The following year, with vaccines and more information about how to keep riders safe during the pandemic, we reopened the Tour! After all that NYC had endured, we owed it to this city and to each other to bring the cycling community together again. Despite operating at limited capacity with space for only 20,000 riders, and Hurricane Henri postponing the Tour’s return by one week, we were determined to get out and ride!

2022: MORE TIME TO RIDE

In 2022 the Tour went back to operating at full, pre-pandemic capacity. With approval from the city, we even added an extra hour to the Tour in 2022, marking the Tour’s first significant change in decades.

2020: A HISTORIC PAUSE

The spring of 2020 was very turbulent as NYC became the first domestic epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. With no treatments or vaccines yet available, for the second time in the Tour’s history, we made the call to cancel the ride to prioritize rider safety.

2023: 45TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY, 1 MILLION RIDERS!

You are riding in Tour history today! This year marks our 45th year of the Tour, and our historic milestone of reaching a total of 1 million riders registered since our inception. Thank you for riding with us and supporting Bike New York, the city’s biggest cycling champion. We hope to see you with us next year!

THERE’S NO NEW YORKER LIKE A BIKE NEW YORKER.

Cyclists of all stripes are welcome in the Bike New York Membership Program; it doesn’t matter if you can’t tell a crankset from a derailleur or if spandex is your second skin. The thing is, if you are a New Yorker—even if it’s only in your heart or mind—and you ride bikes, you are a part of a community. Let’s make it official. bike.nyc/membership

MEMBER PERKS

Early Registration for the 2024 TD Five Boro Bike Tour

Bike New York Member T-shirt

Bike New York reflective bike sticker

Bike New York membership card

Members-only Meet & Greet

Members-only Social Rides

Free or discounted Local Rides

10% off your first Sports Performance Service at NYU Langone

Discounts at local bike shops

50% Discount on Unlimited Biking bike rentals and guided bike tours (excluding TD Five Boro Bike Tour rentals)

25% Discount on Primal merchandise (exclusions may apply, contact [email protected] for details)

10% Discount on Bike New York merchandise

40% first-time 5BBC Membership

15% Discount on Twin Lights & Discover Hudson Valley regional rides (2023)

10% Discount on new parts & accessories at Recycle-A-Bicycle and 15% discount on bike tune-ups

20% off a basic or premium subscription on Ride With GPS

INSPIRING STORIES FROM FELLOW CYCLISTS

A ride for tony saved bernard’s life.

When Bernard got on a bike in 2014, his life was forever changed. After losing his father Tony to heart disease in November of 2014, Bernard fell into a severe depression. His friend and co-worker Alex noticed he needed help and invited Bernard to start cycling with a spare bike Alex had on hand. During their first ride, Bernard felt like a kid again and made cycling a big part of his life.

When Alex suggested that they should train together for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, Bernard got a bike of his own and decided to dedicate the ride to his late father. To prepare for the Tour, Bernard started with 10-mile rides on the weekend and worked his way up to 20 and 40 to build up his endurance and strength. Because the Tour is not a race, he could go at his own pace and enjoy the city in a new way.

On the day of the Tour, Bernard found himself struggling when he got to the infamous incline on the Verrazzano Bridge. The support of the cyclists around him, and a sign from his late father, helped him persevere:

“I was wiped out and far behind Alex. As was struggling in agony, I looked to my right, and a stranger looked at me and said, “Come on, man, you got this!” immediately thought of my Dad and got off my seat, and started pedaling as hard as could.

On the way up the bridge, there were sayings stenciled on the floor. As looked down at the road, I saw a stenciled eye. Around the eye were the words the Eye of the Tiger! My father’s nickname growing up was Tony the Tiger, and started crying and pedaling faster. Finally, I made it to the top!

Upon arriving at the top of the bridge, there was a DJ playing “Don’t Stop Believing” and as I met with my friend in the middle of the bridge, we were both in tears!”

Bernard and Alex continue to ride in the Tour every year.

There are many famous NYC landmarks along the route where cyclists like to pause to take it all in. However, Bernard’s favorite part of the Tour route is passing by the BQE on Third Avenue, where he can see his own house. It might not be the most majestic or postcard-worthy stop, but for him, it’s everything. It reminds him of his family, all he has overcome, and why he rides the Tour in the first place.

Whether you’re a new cyclist like Bernard or a veteran rider like Alex, the Tour is more than just a long bike ride. It’s an experience that brings the NYC community together, uplifts spirits, and gives every rider unexpected new perspectives.

“The TD Five Boro Bike Tour saved my life in my fight against depression.”

- Bernard Hernandez, Civil Servant and City Plumber from Staten Island

FIVE YEARS, ONE CAUSE: HOW MATHEW HONORED HIS MOTHER’S MEMORY

Mathew Baxt, a television development executive from Long Island, first signed up for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour as a new way to explore NYC after moving back from LA. For Mat, the Tour has been a chance to honor his mother, who passed away from Multiple Myeloma, by raising money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF). On his first ride, he reached his goal of raising $10,000. He was so inspired and uplifted by the experience that he has made it an annual tradition for the last five years.

Mat’s advice to first-time participants is: Take your time and enjoy the ride. He emphasizes that the Tour is not a race; it’s a leisurely activity that allows riders to experience the city in a unique way with no cars in sight! Mat loves to take his time, talk to people along the route, take pictures, and soak in the atmosphere.

The Tour has also allowed Mat to see the city in a new light. His favorite moments are riding past Radio City Music Hall and down the FDR with no cars around. Each year, he looks forward to the event and the chance to create new memories and support a good cause.

Mat’s story serves as an inspiring reminder that participating in an event for a good cause can have a profound impact on one’s life. The TD Five Boro Bike Tour provides a unique opportunity to experience New York City in a fun and safe way, all while supporting a charity of your choice. So grab your bike and join the ride!

ELISA IS PEDALING TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Elisa DiGregorio’s story is one of resilience, perseverance, and hope. After struggling with opioid addiction for over a decade, Elisa found her way back to a healthy and fulfilling life through cycling.

At 22 years old, Elisa entered a long-term treatment center. It was her third time seeking help for her addiction, but it was the last time. She spent 14 months living at the center in upstate New York and, when she returned to Brooklyn for the outpatient phase of her recovery, she had a renewed sense of motivation and purpose.

With her passion for biking, she signed up for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour to raise money for suicide prevention. The 40-mile ride was a physical challenge she was excited to take on but, more importantly, she wanted to ride in honor of her uncle, who struggled with mental health and substance use.

The Tour marked the start of her re-entry into life without drugs or substances.

“Although hadn’t trained in a while, and at some points, wanted to give up, kept riding and riding. Finishing the TD Five Boro Bike Tour was a feeling could not explain, it was the first time in as long as I could remember feeling absolutely exhilarated.”

Today, Elisa has been clean from drugs for 12 years. She went back to school to complete her degree in Dental Hygiene at NYU, became president of her class, and now works at one of the top cosmetic dentistry practices in New York. She attributes much of her success to her participation in the Tour, which motivated her to believe she could do anything, especially the things that were meaningful to her.

The TD Five Boro Bike Tour played a significant role in Elisa’s journey, but it is also a symbol of something larger; it’s a celebration of community, of coming together for a cause, and of the joy of cycling.

DONNA’S MISSION TO FIGHT MS

Through his efforts, he has raised nearly $100,000 for MMRF, contributing to advances in treatments and improvements in the lives of Myeloma patients.

“I ended up riding in the Tour for the MMRF five years in a row and helped raise nearly $100,000 for the organization in the process. Best of all, on my final ride, I was joined by eight friends and family members, including my 13-year-old twin sons, who made it their mission to finish the 40-mile ride and raise money in memory of their grandmother. Seven years later, still get goosebumps thinking about the look of joy and satisfaction on both of their faces when they crossed the finish line - and I’m sure if you asked them about their experience, they’d be equally as moved.”

Donna Lewiz is a woman on a mission. As the spouse of an MS Warrior, she has been biking for more than 15 years to raise money in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

In 2017, she was presented with an opportunity to participate in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, and despite the challenges she faced, she was determined to take part. At 51 years old and in need of a new knee, Donna was uncertain whether she would be able to complete the Tour. However, Bike New York’s mission and focus on making cycling more accessible for all inspired her to join.

As she crossed the finish line in Staten Island, Donna was overcome with emotion and shed tears of joy. She had accomplished an incredible feat that was both physically and emotionally demanding. Donna’s story is an inspiration to everyone who wants to push their limits and make a difference. Her dedication to biking for charity, particularly for MS, shows how much impact one person can have.

The TD Five Boro Bike Tour provided Donna with the opportunity to be part of a community that shares her passion for biking and to be part of something bigger than herself.

HOW THE GODZILLA RACING TEAM FOUND HEALING AFTER CANCER

Despite facing life-threatening illnesses, brothers Brian and Evan Mastro refused to let cancer define their lives—Brian is a two-time Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor, and his brother Evan, who rides with him every year, has survived leukemia.

Brian and Evan first rode the TD Five Boro Bike Tour eight years ago when Evan started seeing advertisements for it, and thought it seemed like a cool experience to “rule the streets for the day” and see New York from a different perspective. Growing up on Long Island, they had always enjoyed riding bikes and had taken up road biking a few years earlier.

For years, Brian and Evan have ridden with their family as team “Godzilla Racing” in honor of their late Uncle Lenny (affectionately called Godzilla), who instilled in them a deep love of cycling. Lenny initially adopted the middle name Godzilla as a joke to entertain his young nephews, and ended up adding it as his legal name. He was a wonderful spirit and a huge influence in fostering the love of

TWO DECADES OF 5 BORO BIKING

Some of his friends call it a fabulous social outing. Others say it is a joyous reunion, delightful chaos, a highlight of the year, or a truly dynamic, healthy, communal celebration of New York City. But for Kenneth Levy, Brooklyn-born and bicoastal legend of Silicon Valley’s semi-conductor industry, the annual Five Boro Bike Tour is simply good oldfashioned fun and always a trip down memory lane.

For more than fifteen years, Ken and Gloria Levy have invited their friends and family to come to New York for a weekend of festivities built around this amazing Tour. The invitees range in age from 16 to 85 and travel thousands of miles from as far away as Israel, California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas for a carefully planned, action-packed two-day weekend that includes Broadway Shows, dinner and cocktails for the Kentucky Derby at a Manhattan sports bar, shopping, museum visits, biking through all five boroughs with friends, family and 35,000 others and then celebrating with their guests with a “Victory Party” at an upscale Greek restaurant.

all things BMX, cycling, and racing in Brian’s and Evan’s lives.

Brian likes the bike Tour because it’s not a race.

“You can set your own pace and it isn’t too strenuous, so you’re not over-exerting yourself. Anyone in any walk of life can do it, not just avid cyclists,” he says. He has even seen people on unicycles, so he encourages people to “just do it” and not hesitate since “there are plenty of places to exit or rest and refuel, and you don’t need the best equipment or to be in the best shape because it’s an inclusive event.”

The Godzilla Racing crew has gotten larger and larger over the years, with people floating in and out. Brian and Evan’s story is a reminder that when we ride together, we can heal and find joy together. The TD Five Boro Bike Tour brings much joy to Brian and Evan every year. Brian and his wife Alison currently reside in Tampa, FL, where they raise two sons, who also love their bikes.

This story for Ken goes back more than 20 years when he first joined the Five Boro Bike Tour with one of his semi-conductor colleagues and good friend, Gary Hillman, a fellow engineer from New Jersey (see attached image) and they promised each other that they would both ride the Tour until one of them could not. Ken, now 80 years young, keeps on biking, and likes to tease that:

“The Tour claims that the distance is the same every year but I’ve been riding this for at least 20 years or so and I know that the distance has changed. The forty miles must be at least 60 or 70 miles now based on how long it takes me to finish.”

Ken is too modest to see what he does as heroic. But his enthusiasm, good humor, unbridled generosity, commitment to friends and successful management of a remarkable two day agenda is worthy of a gold medal not only for Ken, but for Gloria Levy, his high school sweetheart and wife of 60 years.

START SCHEDULE & MAP

The Start wave corridor (shown in white on the map below) runs along Greenwich/Trinity/Church. Start waves correspond to the color of your bib and bike plate. See below to find out when and where to go. Course Marshals in safety vests will be on site to direct riders to appropriate entry streets.

In the event that members of your group are assigned to different Start waves, please ride together in the latest Start wave for your group. Riders assigned to later Start waves cannot move to an earlier time. VIP and Charity riders should consult their credentials for access points. Riders heading southbound to the Start Line must enter their wave via Broadway. Riders heading northbound to the Start Line must enter their wave via the Hudson River Greenway.

WAVE 1 (7:30AM)

VIP, CHARITY PARTNER, PREFERRED START, MEMBER

Recommended arrival time: 6AM-7AM. Charity Riders enter the VIP and Charity breakfast from Broadway & Worth Street, and VIP riders enter from Canal & Church Street. If Southbound, Preferred Start & Members should enter from Chambers to Duane or from Thomas. If Northbound, Preferred Start & Members should enter from Chambers to Bogardus Plaza then Duane.

WAVE 2 (8:05AM)

Recommended arrival time: 7:05AM-7:35AM.

If Southbound, enter from Murray. If Northbound, enter from Warren.

WAVE 3 (8:40AM)

Recommended arrival time: 7:40AM-8:10AM. If Southbound, enter from Fulton. If Northbound, enter from Vesey.

WAVE 4 (9:15AM)

Recommended arrival time: 8:15AM-8:45AM. If Southbound, enter from Cedar. If Northbound, enter from Albany to Greenwich to Thames.

WAVE 5 (9:50AM)

Recommended arrival time: 8:50AM-9:20AM. If Southbound, enter from Morris. If Northbound, enter from Albany to Greenwich to Rector.

WAVE 6 (10:25AM)

Recommended arrival time: 9:25AM-9:55AM. If Southbound or Northbound, enter from Battery Pl.

After a Start wave is released, the line moves up. Please refer to access points for earlier waves.

Finish Festival (10:00AM – 6:00PM)

Ft. Wadsworth

GETTING TO THE START

The route closes to vehicular traffic at 7:15AM; be sure to take this into account when planning your arrival. We do not recommend driving to the Start Area.

Obviously, we’re quite partial to this option. From anywhere in Manhattan or downtown Brooklyn, the best way to get to the Start Area is by bike. The Hudson River Greenway and Broadway both lead directly to Bowling Green. For detailed directions, we recommend using Google Maps to plan your route (be sure to click the bicycle icon).

If you are planning to drive, we suggest parking in Staten Island. Please see page 25 for Ferry directions.

Riders bringing their bicycles should use:

World Trade Center Chambers St.

Cortlandt St. South Ferry

Brooklyn Bridge

Bowling Green (n/b exit only)

These train stations do not accomodate bikes:

Whitehall St.

Bowling Green (s/b exit)

Please be aware of subway service changes affecting Lower Manhattan on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

The A and C lines will run on the F track between W 4 St and Jay St-Metrotech in both directions. The E line will serve Spring St, Canal St, and World Trade Center. Additionally, the A, C, and E lines will run locally on 8th Ave., serving local platforms at 34 St-Penn Station. Please plan accordingly and allow extra time for your commute.

Please note that there will be no 5 train service between Bowling Green and E 180 St from 07:45 am to 10:00 am. Bronx-bound 5 train departures from Bowling Green will begin at 11:00 am. The 2 line will run approximately every 15 minutes from 07:30 am to 10:00 am.

In addition to the service changes affecting Lower Manhattan, there are other service changes for Sunday, May 7th, 2023: The N line will be unavailable between Astoria-Ditmars Blvd and Queensboro Plaza, and the G line will be unavailable between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Av. Southbound DNR lines will skip Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Ave., and 25 St. Furthermore, there will be no F line service between Church Ave. and Coney Island-Stillwell Ave.

Please plan your subway travel accordingly, and visit https://new.mta. info/ for more information.

GETTING TO THE FERRY

Path trains (from new jersey).

From Hoboken, take the PATH train toward 33rd St. and get off at the Christopher St. stop. From Newark, Harrison, Journal Square, Grove St., and Exchange Pl., take the WTC train and get off at the World Trade Center stop. The fare is $2.75, payable by MetroCard. Bikes are not permitted on the first car of the train. Note that you will need to use stairs to get to street level, so be prepared to carry your bike. For up-to-date information, system map, station locations, and parking information visit www.panynj.gov or dial 1-800-234-PATH.

Train Ferry

Staten island ferry.

Ferry service for the Tour begins at 6 AM and will run every half hour until 11 AM. Starting at 11 AM, Ferries will run every 15 minutes until 6 PM, and then every half hour.

Following the Tour, ferry lines may be long.

Long Island Railroad (LIRR)

Cyclists can take the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to Penn Station or Grand Central - Madison and then transfer to downtown subway service or cycle downtown. Cyclists should distribute themselves evenly throughout the train to facilitate the flow of people boarding and disembarking at stations. Cyclists are asked to bring a bungee cord to secure their bikes to the train. For more information on departure times and station locations, including weekend timetables, visit www.mta.info/lirr.

Metro-North Railroad

On Tour Day, bikes are allowed on all trains on the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven Lines. Off-peak fares apply. Bike permit rules are suspended and there will be no restrictions on the number of bikes per train. Go to mta.info/bike to find out more. Check schedules for local service on all lines. To get to the Start Area via subway from Grand Central Terminal, take the 4, 5, or 6 to the Brooklyn BridgeCity Hall station. For more information on departure times and locations, visit www. mta.info/mnr.

We recommend that participants driving to the TD Five Boro Bike Tour carpool and park in Staten Island in the morning. Parking will be easier and you’ll avoid waiting for the ferry at the end of the day. We suggest parking in lots near the ferry (see parking information to the right).

(There is limited parking on Ferry terminal property; if unavailable, please use local garages.)

If you park on the street, please observe all posted parking restrictions. Cars parked along the Tour Route will be towed. Visit www.bike.nyc for detailed driving directions.

MTA Staten Island Railway

Park on local streets or in a Staten Island Railway Park-and-Ride at Dongan Hills, Great Kills, Annadale, Prince’s Bay, or Huguenot stations, then hop on a train to the ferry. Bicycles will be allowed on the trains, and you can board at any Staten Island Railway station. MetroCard fares are collected as you enter and exit at the St. George and Tompkinsville stations. Visit www.mta.info or dial 511 for more information.

Staten Island Ferry Parking

Due to ongoing construction, there will be no parking at the Staten Island Ferry municipal lots. Alternatively, use street parking or the following nearby private and municipal lots.

Empire Outlets

55B Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10301

Open 24/7. $25 for the day. Pre-book your parking at empireoutletsparking.com.

St. George Courthouse Garage

54 Central Ave

Staten Island, NY 10301

Open 8 AM-8 PM. $12 for the day. Pay with cash or credit card (no debit card).

25 Wall Street

25 Wall St Staten Island, NY 10301 $15 for the day. Pay with cash, credit, or debit. Please note: Cars that park without checking in with an attendant are subject to being booted.

South Beach Field #4

446 Father Capodanno Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10305 Parking is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

We work hard to ensure that you have a great time on the Tour. But just in case you aren’t able to complete the ride, or if you need assistance for any reason, here’s what to do, who to contact, and where to go.

Please note that once the Tour starts, the front of the pack will travel at approximately 15 mph, the tail at about 6 mph. Cyclists who fall behind will be given the option of boarding SAG (Support and Gear) vehicles traveling at the tail of the Tour, or leaving the Tour as the route permits.

Hitching a Ride with SAG

SAG vehicles follow the back of the pack and they can assist you if you are running out of steam or fall too far behind. They will be stationed at each Rest Area, or you can signal and then pull off to the side of the road. They will take you and your bike to the Finish Festival.

Leaving the Tour

If you need to leave the Tour for any reason, we recommend doing so at the following locations. If you leave the Tour, you will be riding with motorized traffic and will have to watch for cars and road hazards.

Mile 14: York Ave. and 63rd St. (Manhattan)

This is your last chance to exit the Tour in Manhattan. If you don’t want to continue, travel straight on 63rd St. after the Tour exits the FDR Drive. Do not take the left-hand turn onto the ramp of the Queensboro (59th St.) Bridge.

Mile 27: Brooklyn Bridge

Before the Tour enters the BQE, you can leave the Tour at Old Fulton St. and Cadman Plaza West and take the Brooklyn Bridge bike path into downtown Manhattan. Marshals on the Brooklyn side will direct you. (This exit point is recommended for those traveling with children who want to exit the Tour.)

The Tour passes near many subway stations. Bikes are allowed on the subway, but some unstaffed subway stations have turnstiles that do not accommodate bikes. Marshals and Information Tents at Rest Areas can provide more details on which stations to use. Visit www.mta.info for up-todate info.

Medical Concerns

If you feel that you need medical attention, speak to a Tour Marshal or NYPD officer immediately, or visit a medical station located at each of the Rest Areas along the course. Do not wait for SAG. If you have an emergency, and there are no Tour Marshals or NYPD officers nearby, call 911 and say that you are with the TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

Marshals and Police

Volunteer Marshals and NYPD officers will be riding with you and are stationed along the route to provide assistance and keep the Tour rolling safely and smoothly.

Here’s who to look for:

SERVICES ALONG THE ROUTE

All Rest Areas include snacks, water stations, toilets, bike repair courtesy of Trek, first aid, and information. Complimentary refreshments include New York City water provided by NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Dole bananas, pretzels, and electrolyte beverages, provided by Bike New York and select sponsors. Signs and Marshals along the route will direct you to bypass lanes.

Water Stations

We recommend bringing two water bottles so you can stay hydrated while you ride. All water stations include water, toilets, bike repair, and information.

Mile Location

9 The Bronx Dedicated to David Schlichting

28 Brooklyn Bridge Park

33 Gowanus BQE

36 Bay Street

Medical Help

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics from the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Bike Unit are available to attend to medical needs, as are ambulances from the NYC Fire Department Emergency Medical Service. Ask any Marshal or NYPD officer for medical assistance if you need it. There are also EMTs at each Rest Area and at the Finish Festival. If you have an emergency, and none of these are available, dial 911 and say you are with the TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

Rider Assist Marshals will be riding alongside you in safety vests to help keep the Tour moving. They can also help out with flat tires and minor repairs.

Toilets are available at all Rest Areas, Water Stations, the Finish Festival, and at the following locations throughout the Tour:

Course Marshals will be stationed along the route in safety vests. They can give route directions and alert you to road conditions ahead.

*All cyclists near the front of the pack will be held here for about 20 minutes while the NYPD closes down portions of the route to traffic. Cyclists near the tail of the Tour will be directed to a mandatory shortcut that bypasses this stop and leads to the next one.

0 Start Area – Battery Place, Bowling Green, and along Church

3 Sixth Ave., at approximately 56th St., before entering Central Park**

NYPD officers will be on the route to manage car traffic.

Please follow all instructions given by Marshals and NYPD.

7 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and 115th St.

**Please note:

located in Central Park will not be available during the Tour.

Information Tents

Information Tents at the Start Area (in Battery Park), Rest Areas, Water Stations, and the Finish Festival are your go-to resources for all questions and concerns; they also make for great rendezvous spots in the event that you get separated from family and friends. (Do not stop in Central Park, on any of the bridges, or in the middle of the road to wait for friends.

If you must stop, please signal and pull off to the side of the road.)

Entertainment

TD Bank Entertainment Zones and Cheer Zones are located along the Tour route to keep the party rolling from start to finish. Visit www.bike.nyc for more details, including Entertainment Zone locations and artist websites.

SAG Vehicles (Support and Gear)

SAG vehicles provide transport to the Finish Festival for cyclists (and their bikes) who require assistance. SAG buses and trucks will be stationed at each Rest Area and will follow the end of the Tour. If you are running out of steam or falling too far behind, signal and then pull off to the right side of the road to wait for SAG. Make sure your bike plate is attached to your handlebars so that we can reunite you with your bike at the Finish Festival; your bib will serve as your bike retrieval ticket.

Tour Photos

Photographers will be stationed along the route to take your photo as you ride. For identification purposes, make sure your bike plate and bib number are clearly visible. After the Tour, MarathonFoto will contact you via email so you can view and purchase your photos.

Lost and Found

Check at Information Tents at Rest Areas and at the Finish Festival for items lost along the way. No luck? After the Tour, email [email protected] to see if your lost item has been returned to our office.

Repair Services

If your bike needs attention, flag a Rider Assist Marshal or stop at a Repair Tent. Labor for basic repairs is free, but there is a charge for parts. Flat tires are very common, and our Marshals will be able to get you back on the road faster if you pack a spare tube. Many of our bike repair partners will have tubes for sale (cash only).

Free bike repair labor is generously provided by:

Bill’s Cyclery

Chelsea Bicycles

Cruz Bike Shop

Hilltop Cycles

Propel Bikes

Recycle-A-Bicycle

Ride Brooklyn

Tread Bike Shop

Repair services can be found at these locations:

• Battery Park (Broadway & Battery Pl.)

Bike repair zone (North-West corner of Canal St. & 6th Ave. / In front of Duarte Park)

Bike repair zone (South-East corner of 52nd St. & 6th Ave.)

• Bike repair zone (East side of East Dr. & E 72nd St.)

• Bike repair zone (South-East corner of 110th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.)

Bronx Water Station (South-West corner of E 138th St. & 3rd Ave.)

FDR Rest Area (North-West corner of Pleasant Ave. & 114th St.)

• Astoria Park Rest Area (Astoria Park South between 14th St. & 21st St.)

• Con Ed Learning Center Rest Area (Con Ed Learning Center Parking Lot on Vernon Blvd. between 43rd Ave. & 44th Ave.)

Bike repair zone (South-East corner of Kent Ave. & N 14th St.)

• Bike repair zone (South side of Flushing Ave. between Clermont Ave. & Vanderbilt Ave. / In front of Propel Bikes Shop)

• Commodore Barry Rest Area (Flushing Ave. between N. Elliott Pl. & Navy St.)

Brooklyn Bridge Park Water Station (On Furman St. between Old Fulton St. & Atlantic Ave.)

• Gowanus Water Station (Service Road between 81st St. & 82nd St.)

• Finish Line (Fort Wadsworth, Artillery Road Parking Lot)

Bay Street Water Station (East side of Bay St. between Hyatt St. & Slosson Terrace / In front of USPS office)

The Rider Identification Kit (RIK) comprises a helmet cover, a bib, and a bike plate made from an environmentally friendly material called Ultra Green. In order to ride in the Tour, your bib must be pinned visibly on your torso and your bike plate must be attached to your handlebars. Please do not discard your bib or bike plate at the Finish Festival.

RIDER ID KIT FINISH FESTIVAL

After conquering five boroughs and as many bridges, you will finish your day at Ft. Wadsworth. Once you arrive, pick up your TD Five Boro Bike Tour finisher medal, then kick back and relax before you head to the Staten Island Ferry.

Check out the live entertainment on the main stage and stop by exhibitors’ booths for great giveaways.

Courtesy of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and the New York City Fire Department Emergency Medical Service.

Food & Drinks for Purchase

We’re bringing in some of the best local food vendors to the Festival. After putting in that many miles, you’re gonna be hungry!

Official Merchandise

Get decked out in official Bike New York and TD Five Boro Bike Tour gear— we’ll have shirts, jerseys, water bottles, and much, much more. All proceeds go directly to funding our free bike education programs, so shop away!

Get on stage and take a victory photo at the Finisher Photo Op presented by TD Bank.

Bike Repair

Courtesy of Trek. Labor for basic repairs is free, but there’s a charge for parts (cash only). Be sure to bring some spare tubes with you.

TIPS & FAQS

Bag restrictions.

• No bags with shoulder straps (including backpacks, messenger bags, hydration packs, and drawstring bags)

• No panniers or bags that hang on the side of your bike

• No covered baskets

• No bags over 420 cubic in. (6.9 L.)

Rules of the Road

Wear your helmet. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Also:

• Have your RIK visible at all times: attach the bike plate to your handlebars and affix the bib to your outermost layer. You will be asked to leave the Tour if any element of your RIK is missing.

• Respect other cyclists.

• Only human-powered bikes and pedalassist e-bikes are allowed in the Tour.

• Ride in a straight line. If changing lanes or pulling over, look first and then signal to show which way you’re planning to go. Use hand signals to indicate that you are slowing down, stopping, turning, or changing lanes.

• Keep to the right; pass left. (Call out “On your left” when passing another cyclist.)

• Move completely to the side of the road if stopping for any reason.

• Do not ride against the flow of the Tour.

• Do not use your cell phone while riding.

• Maintain adequate distance between yourself and other cyclists—especially on downhills.

• Control your speed and be prepared to slow down for congestion or road hazards.

• Keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.

• Do not wear earbuds or headphones.

• Slow down when approaching a security checkpoint and make sure your complete RIK is visible.

• No photos on bridges or their access points. Your camera may be confiscated.

What to Bring

• Your Rider Identification Kit

• A helmet—no ifs, ands, or buts about it!

• Photo identification—you may be asked to show it

• Cell phone*

• Water bottles (you can refill them at Rest Areas and Water Stations along the route)**

• Weather-appropriate clothing (be sure to check the forecast)

• Sunscreen

• Sunglasses

• An extra bike tube; make sure it’s the same size as your current tubes, with the right valve—either Presta or Schrader

• Patch kit in case of a flat

*If you are riding with a child who does not have a phone, please make sure to write your rider number, cell phone number and name on the back of your child’s bib.

**Water bottles will not be provided.

Riding in a Team

• Make sure you and others in your team have stored important numbers and contact info on your phones, including that of someone not riding in the Tour, your hotel, your team members’ home and cell numbers, etc.

• If you get separated from your team, continue to the next Rest Area and look for them there. Do not pull over to the side of the road to wait for them.

Riding with Youths

• A youth is anyone under the age of 18 on the day of the Tour.

• Each youth must be registered on the same team as a parent or guardian riding in the Tour.

• Adult to youth ratio must be 1:1. No exceptions.

• Children under the age of 3 are not allowed on the Tour.

• Youths ages 3 to 9 must ride with an adult on a tandem bike, in a child’s seat, on a tag-along bike, or in a bike trailer. If you are towing a bike trailer, please keep to the right when going uphill.

• Youths ages 10 to 17 may ride their own bikes, but must remain in close proximity to the adult with whom they are registered.

• Plan ahead in case your group gets separated. Instruct youth riders to seek out a Marshal wearing either an orange or yellow vest, or a member of the NYPD, who will guide them to the nearest Information Tent where staff can communicate with Tour Command to reunite you.

You conquered 40 miles of car-free streets alongside 32K riders from all corners of the world. Now it’s time to show off your hard-earned medal!

Share a celebratory pic of yourself and your medal on social media, and remember to tag it with #MedalMonday and #TDFBBT. We want to see your creativity shine! Extra points will be given for unique, humorous, or adorable medal photos. Need some inspiration? Check out our favorite shots from 2022!

SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2023

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2023

Join us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @BIKENEWYORK to keep up with our latest updates and announcements. And if you want to be featured in our feeds, tag your Tour weekend social media posts with #TDFBBT. Remember, capturing photos while you’re riding is not allowed, but there are plenty of opportunities to snap some awesome shots of your Tour experience off the saddle. Get snapping!

2023 CHARITY PARTNERS

The cyclists riding on behalf of these inspirational charities prove that the bicycle is a powerful tool to effect change.

Welcome, charity riders!

ALS Association Greater New York Chapter

American Cancer Society

American Liver Foundation

Bike & Build

The Blue Card, Inc.

Boomer Esiason Foundation

Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC)

Brielle Grace Breast Cancer Foundation

Broadway Green Alliance

CaringKind, the Heart of Alzheimer’s Caregiving

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation

Children’s Tumor Foundation

Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County, Inc

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

debra of America

DogsTrust USA

The Foley Hoag Foundation

Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (Team FARA)

Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research

Girls in Gear

Good Shepherd Services

HeartShare Human Services of New York

Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation

Hudson River Park Friends

Inner City Handball Association Inc.

Israel Cancer Research Fund

Lighthouse Guild

Literacy Partners

The Livestrong Foundation

LoveYourBrain Foundation

Lung Cancer Research Foundation

Lymphoma Research Foundation

Make-A-Wish Metro New York and Western New York

The Marty Lyons Foundation

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Bike New York is 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to transform lives and communities through bicycling. In 2018, we taught bike skills to more than 30,000 kids and adults. Funding for these programs comes from numerous annual events, including the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, Bike Expo New York, and regional events.

Visit www.bike.nyc for more information.

National Blood Clot Alliance

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (Team NOCC)

New York Cares

New York Legal Assistance Group

NYC Health + Hospitals

NYU Langone Health

One Fact Foundation

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Partnership to End Addiction

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York

Red Door Community

Ronald McDonald House New York

Sanctuary for Families, Inc.

Sun River Health

Tuesday’s Children

Worldwide Orphans Foundation

YMCA of Greater New York

City Government Officials

The City of New York

Eric Adams, Mayor

NYC Department of Transportation

Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner

NYC Police Department

Keechant Sewell, Commissioner

NYC Citywide Events

Coordination & Management

Dawn Tolson, Executive Director

NYC Fire Department

Laura Kavanagh, Commissioner

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

Susan M. Donoghue, Commissioner

New York City Tourism + Conventions

Fred Dixon, President & CEO

NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit

Fred Kreizman, Commissioner

NYC Department of Sanitation

Jessica Tisch, Commissioner

NYC Department of Emergency Management

Zachary Iscol, Commissioner

NYC Department of Environmental Protection

Rohit Aggarwala, Commissioner

Central Park Conservancy

Elizabeth W. Smith, President & CEO

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Janno Lieber, CEO

Federal Agencies

National Park Service

United State Coast Guard

US Park Police

Participating Bike Shops

Hilltop Bicycles

Supporting Sponsors

Flanzig & Flanzig

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

MarathonFoto

New Belgium

Primal Wear

Rockefeller Group

Title Sponsor

Unlimited Biking

Transportation Agencies

MTA New York City Transit

MTA Bridges and Tunnels

NY State Department of Transportation

Long Island Railroad

New Jersey Transit

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

NY Waterway

Presenting Sponsor Benefiting

Bike New York thanks the following agencies, officials, organizations, bike shops, and sponsors for their support of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

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This Just In: TD Five Boro Bike Tour Registration Is Now Open!

As the unofficial spokescyclist of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, I’m pleased to announce that registration for the 2023 edition is now open:

You can register for the ride here , or by clicking on the banner in the right-hand margin, or else underneath the post, depending on the type of device on which you’re reading this.

I will add that my older son and I crushed rode it last year and had a fantastic time :

I am of course a jaded and deeply cynical semi-professional blogger who’s ridden all over the world, but the ebullience of the event cut right through my feigned indifference like a piece of road debris through a cotton tire casing, and my son began expressing his eagerness to do the ride again during our post-ride Shake Shack stop last year and hasn’t stopped since. (There’s food and all sorts of stuff at the fimishing festival, but what can I say, we hopped on the ferry and went to Shake Shack.)

So we’ll see you out there is what I’m saying.

Also, Esteemed Commenter Leroy usually marshals, and if you’re visiting from out of town I’m sure he’d be happy to put you up in his guesthouse.

Actually I can’t guarantee he’d be happy about it, so best just to show up the night before with bags.

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Td five boro bike tour 2023: what to know this weekend, new york city's streets, or at least 40 miles of them, are going bicycle-only sunday. find out more here..

Matt Troutman , Patch Staff

NEW YORK CITY — Cyclists, start spinning your wheels (in a good way) — the TD Five Boro Bike Tour is about to takeover New York City.

The annual tour returns Sunday along 40 miles of car-free streets across, as advertised, all five boroughs.

Registration is sold out, so apologies to cyclists who missed out.

Find out what's happening in New York City with free, real-time updates from Patch.

But New Yorkers who want to see — or miss — the streets filled with bicycles can check out a route map here .

The bike tour will mean major street closures including FDR Drive, the BQE, as well as the Ed Koch-Queensboro and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridges.

Here are the closures, according to the Department of Transportation:

(Ten Day Embargo locations)

Manhattan Portion:

• Greenwich Street between Battery Place and Morris Street
• Trinity Place between Morris Street and Liberty Street
• Church Street between Liberty Street and Canal Street
• Chambers Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Worth Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Canal Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
• 6th Avenue between Franklin Street and West 59th Street
• West 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
• Grand Army Plaza between West 59th Street and East Drive
• East Drive between Grand Army Plaza and Center Drive
• Center Drive between 5th Avenue and East Drive
• East Drive between Center Drive and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
• Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between West 110th Street and West 135th Street
• East / West 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Madison Avenue
• Madison Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
• Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx-bound)

Bronx Portion:

• 138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue
• 3rd Avenue between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge
• Rider Avenue between 138th Street and 137th Street
• 137th Street between Rider Avenue and 3rd Avenue
• 3rd Avenue Bridge (Manhattan-bound)

Manhattan Portion (Continued):

• Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 3rd Avenue Bridge and East 116th Street
• East 116th Street between FDR Drive and Pleasant Avenue
• Pleasant Avenue between East 116th Street and East 114th Street
• Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 116th Street and 63rd Street Exit
• East 63rd Street between FDR Drive (Southbound) and Queensboro Bridge Exit
• Queensboro Bridge Exit between East 63rd Street and East 60th Street
• Queensboro Bridge Upper Level (Manhattan-bound)

Queens Portion:

• 21st Street between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North
• Queens Plaza South between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard / Alternate Route
• Hoyt Avenue North between 21st Street and 19th Street
• 19th Street between Hoyt Avenue North and Ditmars Boulevard
• Ditmars Boulevard between 19th Street and Shore Boulevard
• Shore Boulevard between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Park South
• Astoria Park South between Shore Boulevard and14th Street
• 14th Street between Astoria Park South and 31st Avenue
• 31st Avenue between 14th Street and Vernon Boulevard
• Vernon Boulevard between 31st Avenue and 44th Drive
• 44th Drive between Vernon Boulevard and 11th Street
• 11th Street between 44th Drive and Pulaski Bridge
• Pulaski Bridge (Brooklyn-bound)

Brooklyn Portion:

• McGuiness Boulevard between Pulaski Bridge and Greenpoint Avenue
• Java Street between McGuinness Boulevard and Franklin Street
• Greenpoint Avenue between McGuinness Boulevard and Franklin Street
• Franklin Street between Java Street and North 14th Street
• Kent Avenue between North 14th Street and Williamsburg Street West
• Williamsburg Street West between Kent Avenue and Flushing Avenue
• Flushing Avenue between Williamsburg Street West and Navy Street
• North Elliot Place between Flushing Avenue and Park Avenue
• Navy Street between Flushing Avenue and York Street
• York Street between Navy Street and Gold Street
• Gold Street between York Street and Front Street
• Front Street between Gold Street and Old Fulton Street
• Old Fulton between Furman Street and Prospect Street
• Cadman Plaza West between Prospect Street and Tillary Street
• Tillary Street between Cadman Plaza West and Adams Street
• Brooklyn Bridge Promenade between Tillary Street and Centre Street
• Furman Street between Old Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue
• Atlantic Avenue between Furman Street and Columbia Street
• Columbia Street between Atlantic Avenue and BQE West Entrance Columbia Street
• BQE / Gowanus Expressway between BQE West Entrance Columbia Street and Verrazano
• Verrazano Bridge Lower Level (Staten Island-bound)

Staten Island Portion:

• Bay Street between New York Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
• Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Edgewater Street
• Edgewater Street/ Front Street between Hylan Boulevard and Hannah Street
• Hannah Street between Front Street and Bay Street
• Bay Street between Hannah Street and Richmond Terrace
• Richmond Terrace between Bay Street and Nicholas Street Wall Street between Richmond
• Terrace and Dead End

(Five Day Embargo)

• Peter Minuit Plaza between State Street and South Street
• Whitehall Street between South Street and Water Street
• State Street between Whitehall Street and Battery Place
• Battery Place between State Street and West Street
• Morris Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
• Albany Street between West Street and Greenwich Street
• Greenwich Street between Rector Street and Cedar Street
• West Broadway between Vesey Street and Barclay Street
• West Broadway between Murray Street and Warren Street
• Rector Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
• Cedar Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
• Liberty Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
• Dey Street between Broadway and Church Street
• Vesey Street between West Street and West Broadway
• Barclay Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Warren Street between West Street and West Broadway
• Murray Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Duane Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Thomas Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Leonard Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Franklin Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• White Street between Broadway and West Broadway
• Walker Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
• Lispenard Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue

The first start wave is at 7:30 a.m. in Lower Manhattan. Successive waves will move down Canal Street down to the Battery till the sixth start at 10:25 a.m.

The route will move north through Central Park and twist through The Bronx before heading down the east side of Manhattan. From there it'll cross over Roosevelt Island into Queens, where it'll head to Astoria before hugging the East River down through Brooklyn and finally across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge into Staten Island.

Cyclists, unless they have a car in Staten Island, will then take the ferry back to Manhattan.

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Each year, on the first Sunday in May, Bike New York welcomes 32,000 riders from every state in the nation and 65 countries around the world for an experience of the Big Apple unlike any other. The TD Five Boro Bike Tour is a chance for the global cycling community to come together to ride for a cause. 40 miles of NYC streets across each boro are completely closed to vehicular traffic, allowing cyclists to see the city from a new perspective. Beginning in lower Manhattan, the tour rides up to the Bronx, over to Queens, down to Brooklyn, and makes a spectacular crossing over the Verrazano Bridge to the finish festival in Staten Island. Proceeds from the tour help fund the work of Bike New York, a 501c3 organization providing bike education, advocacy, and programming to NYC communities. The TD Five Boro Bike Tour is the largest charitable bike ride in the world.

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TD Five Boro Bike Tour Returns to NYC Sunday: Street Closures, Map and More

Cyclists will be taking over the streets of the five boroughs during the annual event — here's what streets and areas to avoid as the bikes take over the city's roads, by nbc new york staff • published may 5, 2023 • updated on may 7, 2023 at 9:39 am.

The NYC streets won’t be filled with typical transit this Sunday, and the city’s Department of Transportation is encouraging commuters to plan ahead.

The TD Five Boro Bike Tour hosted by Bike NY makes a return this Sunday, May 7, where cyclists will take over 40-miles of commonly-used roadways for motor vehicles.

The tour will comprise cyclists of all skill levels with proceeds going towards "free bike education programs," their website says.

The city's DOT warns that places such as the FDR Drive, BQE/Gowanus, the Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be shut down for the event. They say that either mass transit or routes avoiding the Bike Tour will be your best bet to navigate the city.

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MTA’s revised bus routes will be available at MTA.info , and a map of where the cyclists will be traveling can be found here .

The city posted the following list of streets being impacted Sunday by the race:

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Manhattan Portion : At the Discretion of NYPD Greenwich Street between Battery Place and Morris Street Trinity Place between Morris Street and Liberty Street Church Street between Liberty Street and Canal Street Chambers Street between Broadway and West Broadway Worth Street between Broadway and West Broadway Canal Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue 6th Avenue between Franklin Street and West 59th Street  West 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue Grand Army Plaza between West 59th Street and East Drive  East Drive between Grand Army Plaza and Center Drive  Center Drive between 5th Avenue and East Drive East Drive between Center Drive and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between West 110th Street and West 135th Street East/West 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Madison Avenue Madison Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx – Bound)

Bronx Portion : 138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue 3rd Avenue between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge Rider Avenue between 138th Street and 137th Street 137th Street between Rider Avenue and 3rd Avenue 3rd Avenue Bridge (Manhattan bound)

Manhattan Portion Continued: Harlem River Drive/FDR Drive (Southbound) between 3rd Avenue Bridge And East 116th Street East 116th Street between FDR Drive and Pleasant Avenue Pleasant Avenue between East 116th Street and East 114th Street Harlem River Drive /FDR Drive (southbound) between 116thStreet and 63rd Street exit East 63rd Street between FDR Drive (Southbound) and Queensboro Bridge Exit QueensBoro Bridge Exit between East 63rd Street and East 60thStreet QueensBoro Bridge Upper Level (Manhattan - bound)

Queens Portion: 21st Street between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North Queens Plaza South between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard /Alternate Route Hoyt Avenue North between 21st Street and 19th Street 19th Street between Hoyt Avenue North and Ditmars Boulevard Ditmars Boulevard between 19th Street and Shore Boulevard Shore Boulevard between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Park South Astoria Park South between Shore Boulevard and 14th Street 14th Street between Astoria Park South and 31st Avenue 31st Avenue between 14th Street and Vernon Boulevard Vernon Boulevard between 31st Avenue and 44th Drive 44th Drive between Vernon Boulevard and 11th Street 11th Street between 44th Drive and Pulaski Bridge Pulaski Bridge (Brooklyn - bound)

Brooklyn Portion: McGuiness Boulevard between Pulaski Bridge and Greenpoint Avenue Java Street between McGuiness Boulevard and Franklin Street Greenpoint Avenue between McGuiness Boulevard and Franklin Street Franklin Street between Java Street and North 14th Street Kent Avenue between North 14th Street and Williamsburg Street West Williamsburg Street West between Kent Avenue and Flushing Avenue Flushing Avenue between Williamsburg Street West and Navy Street North Elliot Place between Flushing Avenue and Park Avenue Navy Street between Flushing Avenue and York Street York Street between Navy Street and Gold Street Gold Street between York Street and Front Street Front Street between Gold Street and Old Fulton Street Old Fulton Street between Furman Street and Prospect Street Cadman Plaza West between Prospect Street and Tillary Street Tillary Street between Cadman Plaza West and Adams Street Brooklyn Bridge Promenade between Tillary Street and Centre Street Furman Street between Old Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue Atlantic Avenue between Furman Street and Columbia Street Columbia Street between Atlantic Avenue and BQE West Entrance Columbia Street BQE/Gowanus Expressway between BQE West Entrance Columbia Street and Verrazano Verrazano Bridge Lower Level (Staten Island - bound)

Staten Island Portion: Bay Street between New York Avenue and Hylan Boulevard Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Edgewater Street Edgewater Street/Front Street between Hylan Boulevard and Hannah Street Hannah Street between Front Street and Bay Street Bay Street between Hannah Street and Richmond Terrace Richmond Terrace between Bay Street and Nicholas Street Wall Street between Richmond Terrace and Dead End

Manhattan Portion: Peter Minuit Plaza between State Street and South Street Whitehall Street between South Street and Water Street State Street between Whitehall Street and Battery Place Battery Place between State Street and West Street Morris Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street Albany Street between West Street and Greenwich Street Greenwich Street between Rector Street and Cedar Street West Broadway between Vesey Street and Barclay Street West Broadway between Murray Street and Warren Street Rector Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street Cedar Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street Liberty Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street Dey Street between Broadway and Church Street Vesey Street between West Street and West Broadway Barclay Street between Broadway and West Broadway Warren Street between Broadway and West Broadway Murray Street between Broadway and West Broadway Duane Street between Broadway and West Broadway Thomas Street between Broadway and West Broadway Leonard Street between Broadway and West Broadway Franklin Street between Broadway and West Broadway White Street between Broadway and West Broadway Walker Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue Lispenard Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue

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TD Five Boro Bike Tour 2023: What To Know This Weekend

N EW YORK CITY — Cyclists, start spinning your wheels (in a good way) — the TD Five Boro Bike Tour is about to takeover New York City.

The annual tour returns Sunday along 40 miles of car-free streets across, as advertised, all five boroughs.

Registration is sold out, so apologies to cyclists who missed out.

But New Yorkers who want to see — or miss — the streets filled with bicycles can check out a route map here .

The first start wave is at 7:30 a.m. in Lower Manhattan. Successive waves will move down Canal Street down to the Battery till the sixth start at 10:25 a.m.

The route will move north through Central Park and twist through The Bronx before heading down the east side of Manhattan. From there it'll cross over Roosevelt Island into Queens, where it'll head to Astoria before hugging the East River down through Brooklyn and finally across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge into Staten Island.

Cyclists, unless they have a car in Staten Island, will then take the ferry back to Manhattan.

Find out more information here.

The article TD Five Boro Bike Tour 2023: What To Know This Weekend appeared first on New York City Patch .

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Thousands take part in 45th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour

With the blasting of a horn, thousands of bicyclists were off to take a tour around the city Sunday. 

The 45th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour had 32,000 people registered.

“We have such a diverse group of riders, three years old, 93 years old, people with disabilities, all shapes and sizes,” says Ken Podziba, president and CEO of Bike New York, a nonprofit organization. “It’s not a race, so people are just here to have fun and enjoy New York City is the most fun to have on two wheels.”

Participants started in Lower Manhattan and ended on Staten Island, riding on a car free route 40 miles long.

This year, a special milestone was reached with the 1 millionth person to ride since the tours inception in 1977.

The 1 millionth rider, Adel Suana, was invited on stage for the starting horn. 

“I will say lucky perhaps,” said Suana, who moved to the recently and has never taken part in the race before. “This is my first time I just moved two years to New York, and it’s just a fantastic experience.”

Bike New York produce the charitable ride each year.

The funds go to their many free programs on bike education. The organization serves more than 30,000 New Yorkers each year. 

“We also are giving bikes, bicycles to asylum seekers who are pretty much isolated in their communities. We have a program called Bike Path, where we train formerly incarcerated New Yorkers to become bike mechanics, then Citi Bike’s hiring them,” Podziba said. “We’re trying to transform lives through bicycling.”

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NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour: See photos from the finish line on Staten Island

• Updated: May. 07, 2023, 6:22 p.m. |
• Published: May. 07, 2023, 5:50 p.m.

More than 30,000 cyclists participated in the New York City TD Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday, which concluded with a finish festival at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. (Dennis Rees for the Staten Island Advance)

• Annalise Knudson | [email protected]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A never-ending flow of bikes filled Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island as riders made their way across the finish line during the New York City TD Five Boro Bike Tour .

More than 30,000 cyclists geared up for this year’s 40-mile tour on Sunday — spanning the city’s five boroughs, beginning in Lower Manhattan and traveling north into the Bronx, before heading to Queens, Brooklyn and, ultimately, crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and concluding in Fort Wadsworth, which featured a finish festival.

Bikers at the end of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour wait to finish at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk)

Every year, the TD Five Boro Bike Tour brings together cyclists from all walks of life and skill levels for an opportunity to experience New York completely free of cars.

Cyclists — many dressed up for the occasion and donning yellow Five Boro Bike Tour helmets — were ecstatic to cross the finish line on Staten Island and receive their medals. Rows of bicycles filled the Fort Wadsworth area as riders enjoyed a bite to eat after their journey with music by the band, BOD, a high-energy rock-and-roll cover band played by veterans of the New York music scene.

The Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge remains closed on Sunday until 7 p.m. The upper level of the bridge has remained open in both directions throughout the entirety of the event, though it will only be accessible in the Staten Island-bound direction from the Belt Parkway and 92 Street entrance ramps.

To accommodate the final leg of the tour, the Department of Transportation announced several Staten Island streets would be closed on Sunday, at the discretion of the NYPD.

All proceeds from the TD Five Boro Bike Tour go toward Bike New York’s free bike education programs, which provide services to over 30,000 adults and children each year throughout the five boroughs.

More than 30,000 cyclists participated in the New York City TD Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday, which concluded at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. (Dennis Rees for the Staten Island Advance)

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"For more than 20 years, TD has been and continues to be ingrained in the fabric and footprint of New York City," declared Andrew Bregenzer, TD's Regional President of Metro NY, as he helped get the latest edition of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour underway this past Sunday, May 1.

And as TD celebrated its 15 th anniversary as the proud title sponsor of the Five Boro Bike Tour, along with Bike New York, it proudly welcomed more than 30,000 bicyclists from across the globe to own the open streets for the day in one of the greatest cities in the world, New York City.

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• Visit historic Novgorod, an ancient city which straddles the Volkhov River. Explore the attractive riverside kremlin and experience a traditional Russian banya (sauna)

The Snowball - 6 days

• Visit Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo and marvel at the incredible Amber Room

Mood for Moscow - 4 days

• Head underground to visit a Stalinist-era Soviet Bunker on an optional excursion
• Stroll to the vibrant Izmailovo Market, which lies behind the walls of an ancient Kremlin, and shop for an array of souvenirs

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some hotels could have been better

It was jam packed with every place I wanted to go and see. I especially love my photo of us setting out on the night time river cruise in St Petersburg and the Peter...

I really did not buy much and what I did buy was small gifts for others .

Johanna-Marie

Good hotels, some better than others. Interesting itinerary

Too rushed. Optional tour rather too short

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