Photo courtesy of "Beauty Playin 'Eh" via Flickr
With an estimated 200,000 New Yorkers on bikes each day, the city is rapidly becoming a two-wheel mecca. The 650 miles of bike lanes in the city – which may jump to 1,800 in coming years – were recently rated by the Daily News. The paper tasked its reporters with talking to biking advocates, shop owners, and bikers around the city to spotlight the best paths around.
And it’s (semi-)official – they found that the Shore Parkway Greenway offers the best water views in the five boroughs. The seven-mile path runs along Jamaica Bay to the Verrazano Bridge. Beginning in Queens, it winds through Plumb Beach in Sheepshead Bay, offers sterling views of the city’s wildlife reserve, and goes all the way down to the most beautiful bridge in the tristate area (yeah, I said it. Too bad, Brooklyn Bridge). The honor just goes to reinforce how important it is to get the bike path at Plumb Beach restored after suffering damage from Hurricane Ida, which shut down a quarter-mile of the route.
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That’s a great picture, too. I might have said it was retouched, except that there is a little puddle of water on the otherwise dry asphalt. This bike path is definitely the jewel in the crown of New York City!
Ned, much as I like the Brooklyn Bridge it is not as awe inspiring as the Verrazano.
There is no bike path that connects from Jamaica Bay to Verrazano Bridge. You’d have to find your way on the streets to connect to Queens from the bridge.