The concentration of cyclists all around Manhattan was a real surprise. Overall, I found the comportment of cyclists, pedestrians and motorists to be on a par with Montreal with each occasionally guilty of flaunting the traffic laws as the circumstance dictated.
I had hoped to have an opportunity to try out the New York version of the Bixi called Citibike, which had a planned roll-out for July. Unfortunately, software glitches delayed the start of the program and it has now been pushed back to next year. Still, there are numerous places where you can rent a bicycle. We rented from Master Bike Shop on West 72nd street, which had a better price compared to the rental places around Central Park. Make sure, however, that you verify the functioning of the gears and brakes before you leave the shop.
We biked around the Upper West Side and along the Hudson River Path, but the real pleasure was riding around the car free lanes of Central Park!
You could spend days just riding around the park, stopping at various spots to people watch or take in a free play or play tennis or jump in the pool or row a boat or listen to street musicians or....the list goes on and on.
Kudos to city officials throughout the years who must have fought back urban development plans in order to keep intact this rectangular jewel of green space in one of the most populous cities in the world.
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