Northeast - Any NYC people--Riis Beach 8/3

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Caaah
07-29-08, 02:53 PM
Riis Beach Sunday 8/3

I've been going on rides with people over at Brooklynian.com. This weekend a few of us want to do a longer ride, and we've narrowed it down to Riis Beach. Since there are only 3 or 4 that want to go, I wanted to extend the invitation to you guys as well.

We would meet at Grand Army Plaza, cut through the park, take Ocean Parkway greenway down, and then switch over to the Belt Parkway greenway. Like this:
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ny/brooklyn/141004241

Here's the thread over on that message board:
http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44433

The meeting time now for sure is 12 noon at Grand Army Plaza.

Caaah
07-29-08, 03:14 PM
Grrr...I put the wrong date in the title, and it won't change when I edit it. Can a mod help me out???

Thanks!
zacster
07-30-08, 09:06 AM
Instead of using Ocean Pkwy, I'd recommend using Bedford Ave. It is much calmer even though you are on the street. And if you use Bedford, I'd recommend cutting through Ditmas Park to get there. It is quite a sight for anyone that has never seen it. Exit the park at Coney Island Ave at the circle as you were, take CIA one block to Caton, go left on Caton, right on either Westminster or Rugby, and go through Prospect Park South and Ditmas Park. When you get to Foster, take a left and go to E18th St,take a right on E18th, a left on Glenwood, then a right on Bedford to the end. It sounds complicated but it isn't.

Once out at Riis, the east end is gay, bi, whatever, the center is family, the west end out at fort tilden is nice and more isolated. There's a concrete bike lane that runs along the dune at fort tilden.

All that said, I won't be joining.

willus
07-30-08, 09:42 PM
Yes, avoid Ocean Parkway on Saturday mornings.
Air
07-31-08, 06:32 AM
Grrr...I put the wrong date in the title, and it won't change when I edit it. Can a mod help me out???

Thanks!

Click the 'Report Post to Moderator' on your first link and ask for someone to change it.

This sounds like fun though I may be out of town.
Caaah
07-31-08, 12:50 PM
Click the 'Report Post to Moderator' on your first link and ask for someone to change it.

This sounds like fun though I may be out of town.

Thanks! Hopefully, that works. :p


Edit: Thanks lovely mod, whomever you are :)