He took my advice from a previous post to go over the Williamsburg Bridge. That's how I commute, this part of Brooklyn and Queens is more bike friendly; going from the Queensboro Bridge is a bit more convoluted and you're exposed to a lot more traffic plus the hurdle of crossing Queens Blvd and LIE and it's about the same distance. I tried that route and I sometimes take it for the sake of variety but I don't like it as much as taking Grand Ave to Williamsburg Bridge. I prefer taking Grand Ave or Metropolitan. But this is strictly personal preference: you should try both routes and decide for yourself.

I'm not familiar with the West Side and GWB though. How would it work for him to take the West Side bikeway all the way to lower Manhattan and then cut through to the Williamsburg Bridge?

That's a heck of a commute though, two bridges and close to 20 miles probably.

Oh, I'm actually interested in this topic as well since I'd like to figure out the best way to bike out of the city from Queens via Manhattan and GWB. I rode over GWB a couple of times several years ago and I don't remember the details: I was following other club riders.

Adam