Five Boro Bicycle Tour - CycleTour

very cool ride i would recommend it. we started riding right through manhattan with all the streets closed. amazing. it was very quiet and like a scene from 28 days later. really cool and worth the trip just for that.
we stayed to the front and never got all that crowded. we weren't riding fast, but it was a nice comfortable pace trying to stick together. we stopped at a few of the rest stops longer than i would have liked only becuase i was dressed for riding and would get cold standing around (totally my fault and should have worn full legs and another layer up top).
it was a great ride and with all the sights and people watching (i can oggle bikes for hours), it was over before i knew it. it felt like a 10 mile ride.
we finished at a park and waiting around in the grass for a while. food at the finish was weak so we got going. it was another 3 mile ride to the ferry and then had to wait to get on. the line moved pretty fast though and after the fairy, we rode back to the subway and took it back to the car. the fairy ride was scenic, but i would prefer if there was a way to ride yourself out of there and home. even if it tacked on another 10 miles.

dress warmer.

very well run. all streets were closed and intersections controlled! amazing. plenty of snacks and water available along the way, but nothing substantial at the finish. would definitely recommend everyone do it at least once though.