Bridge Access


THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED A WHILE AGO


Now I am sure NOBODY really wants to be able to travel for whatever reason from Brooklyn to Staten Island via bicycle, but maybe in the future someone will.

With this possibility in mind a group of rogue riders took to the streets of Bay Ridge the night before the NYC marathon to test the waters. Or rather, the gargantuan bridge above them. The city closes the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge to motor vehicle traffic the night before at the behest of the bank which sponsors the marathon. A small contingent of rad cyclists decided to take advantage of the situation and go where we usually are PROHIBITED. Maybe Transportation Alternatives can get a permit for next year.

This year we got as far as the first pylon on the Brooklyn side with no trouble. It was a nice view.

The rogue contingent afterwords drank copious amounts at local bars and took in some pizza on the way back north.

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