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Title: Summer Streets

Dates: August 8th, 15th, and 22nd

Time: 7:00am until 1:00pm

Location: The route will connect the Brooklyn Bridge with Central Park and there will be recommended connections along low-traffic streets to the Hudson River Greenway, Harlem and Governors Island

Summer Streets is back! Saturdays August 8th, 15th, and 22nd enjoy 6.9 miles of car-free streets connecting the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park right through the heart of Manhattan. If you’re biking to the event from further afield Transportation Alternatives will be offering free group rides to and from Summer Streets from neighborhoods around the City. Or if you need a bike you can pick up one of 150+ bright orange loaner bikes offered by the Dutch government as part of the NY400 program. Of course everyone is also welcome to walk, jog, roller blade or just hang out too. These are your streets, and this is your chance to play. Summer Streets gives everyone a chance to partake in summertime fun and merriment without having to spend a single penny. So whether you’re Cycling, Walking, Running, Hopping, Skipping, or just resting and relaxing with friends and families, come out and enjoy Summer Streets and see your streets in a whole new way. The organizing agency for Summer Streets is the New York City Department of Transportation.

Contact Information: For more information please visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/about/about.shtml