Downtown New York - It all starts here!
Friday, August 29, 2008
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Join our free bicycle rental program today!  Bike Around Downtown makes it so easy for you and your family to bike clear around Lower Manhattan's greenway and beyond.

It's simple to register, reserve and ride!  Just click on the link below to get started.  Registrants must be 18 
years of age or older and adults can reserve for a child.  Children's bikes as well as tagalongs, wagons and bayseats are available free of charge.

Once you register, reserved bicycles may be picked up at Bike and Roll NYC, located at the South Street Seaport, under the FDR Drive at Fulton and South Streets.

There are 30 free bicycles available for each of the sessions below:

Monday through Friday:
•     9:00am-11:00am
•     11:30am-2:00pm
•     4:00pm-7:00pm

Saturday and Sunday:
•     9:00am-1:00pm
•     2:00pm-7:00pm


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Bicycles are available on a first-come, first-served basis/ Pre-registration is required.

Pre-register and join the program now Go

Once you have pre-registered and received your welcome email, you can then reserve a bicycle Go


Useful Links:

For the New York City Department of Transportation information on bicycle parking, maps and safety: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikemain.shtml

To plan a safe bike route between any two points in New York City, please visit www.ridethecity.com.

If you have a bike that you no longer want, or want to get a used bike, please visit www.freecycle.org.

For a guide to biking and viewing the New York City Waterfalls, please visit: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/bikethefalls.pdf.

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Bike Around Downtown is a program of the Alliance for Downtown New York with support from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.


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