Five Boro Bike Tour guides thousands of cyclists through the main roads of New York City.
Annual Bike Tour Draws Over 32,000 Riders This past Sunday, more than 32,000 cyclists participated in the annual five-borough bike tour. They took to the streets, racing against a rain shower that swept through the city later in the day. The first group of riders set off from Lower Manhattan around 8:30 AM, navigating their […]
Woman falls from ‘elevated position’ in Greenwich Village near 5 Boro Bike Tour route
A woman was injured Sunday morning after falling from a “high perch” in Greenwich Village near the route of the Five Boroughs Bike Tour, New York City police said. The unidentified 33-year-old woman was found outside a four-story building at 73 W. 11th St. near Sixth Avenue in Manhattan after a 911 call was received […]
Hundreds of bicyclists are blessed ahead of 5 Boro Bike Tour
God speed! Hundreds of cyclists gathered at St. John’s Cathedral on Saturday morning to receive a blessing before embarking on a 40-mile journey through the city for Sunday’s 5boro bike tour. The Rev. Patrick Malloy led the 26th annual interdenominational service at Morningside Heights Cathedral. Many riders, many wearing helmets and racing gear, gathered next […]
NYC’s 5 Boro Bike Tour worried MTA still wants hundreds of thousands of dollars in tolls for using Verrazzano Bridge
It’s a crash waiting to happen. Organizers of the Five Boroughs Bike Tour, in which 32,000 people bike across New York City on Sunday, say the MTA is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for the popular event, which will use the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge next year. He said he was concerned that this might be […]