Saturday August 2, 2025
Bike Tour to NYC Summer Streets
Join Urban Bike Tours of Bridgeport and New Haven’s Outspoken for a car-free bike tour along NYC Summer Streets and more!
10:15 AM - MEET on the sidewalk across the street from Metro North Harlem 125th Street.
You can also meet up with us on the train from New Haven!
*Board any of these stops to arrive at Harlem 125th Street Station at 10:02 AM.
8:17 am - New Haven
8:42 am - Bridgeport
8:46 am - Fairfield/Black Rock
9:00 am - Westport
9:06 am - South Norwalk
(Full list of stops in screenshot posted in discussion tab)
- DEPART: we will ride south as a group along NYC Summer Streets on Park Avenue.
- GROUP PHOTO: don’t miss the quick stop for our annual group photo!
NYC Summer Streets Website:
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR3BjGDZx2OD7GcHKlFTHu4MohTo_DkhXjIfu_px7bj9dBjyl656XHVYBWQ
NYC Bike Map 2025:
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc-bike-map-2025.pdf
NOTE:
We offer you 2 routes; please choose 1!
OPTION 1: Scenic Route (26 miles)
Fewer stops along Summer Streets, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, going to Gowanus, Park Slope and Prospect Park.
OPTION 2: Touristy Route (16 miles)
More stops at Summer Streets event programming along Park Ave, stop at Union Square Farmer’s Market on the way to the Williamsburg Bridge.
**Both groups will meet in Williamsburg for lunch @ 2:00 pm**
LUNCH @ 2:00 PM - SMORGASBURG in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
From their website: "Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting thousands of people each weekend to Brooklyn, Manhattan, Jersey City, Los Angeles, and Miami to eat from dozens of local vendors. It launched May 21, 2011, as a spinoff of Brooklyn Flea (founded in 2008), and has since launched dozens of small businesses and attracted millions of visitors. The New York Times dubbed Smorgasburg “The Woodstock of Eating.”
More info here:
https://www.smorgasburg.com/
After lunch, we ride as a group to a quick stop at Roosevelt Island, followed by the Tram back to Manhattan for a train home from Grand Central.
IMPORTANT DETAILS!!!!
Metro North New Haven Train Schedule:
https://new.mta.info/document/124231
Other Metro North Schedules:
https://new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad/schedules
TRAIN LOGISTICS:
- Arrive early to buy roundtrip tickets to Grand Central (and 1 subway/tram ride) and get your bike ready to load on the train. (You can also buy tickets online through MTA TrainTime App and eTix)
- Odd number trains have 2 racks to hang bikes, and you can also park them to the side, out of the center aisle.
- Bikes ride the train free!
As of 9/7/21, you no longer need a permit to bring a bicycle on MTA Metro-North Railroad trains.
PLEASE...
- Ride at your own risk & obey all rules of the road.
- Tune up your bikes BEFORE the day of this bike tour.
- Bring spare tubes for your bike tires and money for your lunch!
- Get a good night's rest and eat a complete breakfast before the ride and bring snacks to get you through the day!
- Let us know any questions, concerns, and which ride you're interested in.
- Share this event with your friends and RSVP so we know who's coming!
#BikeTheEarth
#PedalForThePetals
#NYCSummerStreets #OutspokinNewHaven
#UrbanBikeToursOfBridgeport
Also check out other Flea Markets in Astoria.
