JOIN US FOR A 5-ISLAND RIDE RIDE ON THE EAST COAST GREENWAY
START: EAST RIVER GREENWAY ENTRANCE @ 60TH ST. & YORK AVE. - MEET AT
THE LOWER DOG RUN INSIDE THIS ENTRANCE
FINISH: SAME AS START
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A 29-MILE, GUIDED BIKE RIDE ON THE EAST COAST
GREENWAY [http://www.greenway.org/] THROUGH 5 ISLANDS OF NEW YORK CITY
- MANHATTAN, RANDALLS & WARDS ISLANDS, QUEENS, AND ROOSEVELT ISLAND.
THE ROUTE WILL HEAD NORTH FROM THE STARTING POINT UP TO THE HIGH
BRIDGE, SOUTH THROUGH THE BRONX, ACROSS THE RANDALL'S ISLAND CONNECTOR
AROUND RANDALL'S & WARD'S ISLANDS, THEN OVER THE TRIBORO/RFK BRIDGE
INTO QUEENS, SOUTH TO ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THEN FINALLY EITHER BY
TRAM, F TRAIN, OR VIA THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE, BACK INTO MANAHATTAN.
WE INTEND TO MAKE STOPS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE TO
DISCUSS NOTABLE EVENTS AND LANDMARKS INCLUDING A VISIT TO THE NEW FOUR
FREEDOMS PARK ON THE SOUTHERN END OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND. THE RIDE WILL
PROCEED AT AN EASY-GOING PACE OF 10 - 13 MPH.
PLEASE BRING WHAT YOU'LL NEED SUCH AS WATER, SNACKS, A SPARE TIRE, AND
PLEASE WEAR A HELMET. WE USUALLY RIDE RAIN OR SHINE BUT IF THE WEATHER
IS PARTICULARLY UNPLEASANT, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CANCELLATION EMAIL BY
7:00AM ON THE DAY OF THE RIDE.
RIDE LEADERS:
JEFFREY BEHM AND SCOTT BAKER AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE EAST COAST
GREENWAY ALLIANCE
[http://www.greenway.org/about-the-greenway/about-the-alliance]. FOR
MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ME AT SCOTTBAKER305@YAHOO.COM
COST:
A $20 DONATION TO JOIN THIS RIDE PROVIDES A REDUCED-COST FIRST-YEAR
MEMBERSHIP TO THE ECGA AND ACCESS TO ALL OF THE 4 RIDES SCHEDULED BY
THE EAST COAST GREENWAY ALLIANCE (ECGA) THIS YEAR! THIS
TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION SUPPORTS THE ECGA'S MISSION TO CREATE A
2,900-MILE TRAIL FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA. (FUN FACT: THE ECGA WAS
FOUNDED IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1991!)
ALREADY AN ECGA MEMBER? THERE IS NO REQUIRED DONTAION FOR THE RIDE.
JUST SELECT THE ECGA MEMBER TICKET.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECGA NY COMMITTEE AND ITS ACTIVITIES –
INCLUDING ADDITIONAL RIDES THIS SEASON – PLEASE VISIT THE NY ECG
STATE COMMITTEE WEBPAGE. [http://www.greenway.org/new-york-committee]
WAIVER:
I agree and acknowledge that I am participating in the ECGA Bike Ride
voluntarily and under my own free will, and that I am aware that
possible physical injury might occur to me as a result of my
participation in this bike ride. I acknowledge that I am an
experienced bicycle rider on or crossing roads and highways where
there is motorized traffic and that I am physically able to
participate in this bike ride. I hereby release and hold harmless the
East Coast Greenway Alliance, its Boards of Trustees, individually and
collectively, and its officers, employees, volunteers and agents from
any and all injury and damages that result, directly or indirectly,
from my participation in this bike ride.
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60th Street, York Avenue NYC
East River Greenway 60th St & York Ave, near the dog run, bottom of the ramp, New York City, 10016, NY, United States