Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour, New York City
Average Difficulty | $59 (Includes Bike) | 2 Hours | 6 miles (10km) | Available for Private Bookings
Moderate Bike Tour
Includes bike and helmet
Approximately 2 hours
6 miles (10K)
Begins: Lower Manhattan
Ends: Lower Manhattan
Limited Space
Due to the smaller nature of these tours, limited spots are available – secure your place today! Reserve your space now in my exclusive small group tour for a unique and intimate exploration of New York City.
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Story of Jane’s Carousel
How a 100-year old carousel was salvaged from the wreckage of Youngstown, Ohio’s Idora Park and reborn in Brooklyn.
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- Enjoy a 2-hour, 6-mile Bike Tour NYC with a 30-year resident of Brooklyn.
- I’ll lead you to the most picturesque photo ops and find corners that only a local would know.
- Learn about the history of the people, eras, and technology that defined Brooklyn’s rise.
- We’ll pass by the homes of some very famous stars of TV and film, as well as through shoot locations you will almost certainly recognize from popular TV and films.
- One thing Brooklyn has, that you can’t get in Manhattan? Views of Manhattan.
Experience the city like a true New Yorker with expert guide, Scott, as you uncover hidden gems and iconic filming locations. Gain insider knowledge and make unforgettable memories on this one-of-a-kind NYC bike tour.
The Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour will end up in Lower Manhattan, not far from the World Trade Center site (book museum tickets here). You may want to make time to return to Brooklyn, by subway or foot, and enjoy lunch and, during warm-weather, to browse Brooklyn Flea (on weekends) for a bespoke, vintage souvenir. You won’t regret booking this Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour.
This is a typical itinerary for my Brooklyn Bridge Bike tour
City Hall Area, Manhattan
City Hall Park Historic park where General George Washington read the Declaration of Independence, surrounded by City Hall, Municipal Building, Tweed Courthouse, the Woolworth Building and other icons of the city.
Brooklyn Bridge
John Augustus Roebling’s masterpiece combines engineering and art. We’ll discuss the herculean effort to build the bridge and the colorful history people surrounding it. We’ll ride over with lots of stops for pictures of the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines.
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
We’ll see elegant 19th century brownstones on quiet, tree lined streets. See why Matt Damon, Paul Giamatti, Amy Schumer, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski made this neighborhood their home. I might even show you where they live. We once even encounted Amy.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn
Promenade is bar none, the best place in New York City to appreciate the soaring skyline of Wall Street’s towers. From the Empire State Building to the Statute of Liberty, it’s all spread out before you. We’ll stop here for pictures.
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
NYC’s newest park sits beneath the bridge. Opened in 2010, and still just getting finished up, this 85-acre park is a post-industrial repurposing of six abandoned commercial shipping piers. We’re ride by classic schooners in the marina, soccer fields, picnic peninsula, the lawns and woodlands of Pier 3 and Emily Warren Roebling Plaza.
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Wrapping up this bike tour NYC in DUMBO. Once a bustling hub of shipping and industry with many 19th century warehouses. It has been reborn today as a glamorous neighborhood that is at once both glitzy and gritty. I’ll point out all the best places you can grab a bite or a brew.
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Brooklyn Bridge Walking Tour | The Ultimate NYC Bike Tour | Green Space Bike Tour
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour FAQ
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Are ebikes an option?
Ebikes are available at the point of meeting. The cost of that is not include. Ebikes must be rented and secured by the actual operator, therefore I can facilitate this but will need the guest to secure it with their own credit card. As stock of ebikes is limited, it’s best to reserve beforehand.
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Top 10 Things to do in Brooklyn
Visit Prospect Park
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Prospect Park was designed by Central Park landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and opened in 1867. While receiving less attention and praise than the Manhattan park, Olmstead himself preferred it and called it his “masterpiece.” The park is surrounded by charming brownstone neighborhoods, including Park Slope where you can find nice shops, restaurants and bars.
Coney Island Beach Day
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Luna Park amusement park has gotten a fresh contemporary makeover of late and is a great place to take the family for summer day of rides, clam rolls, ice cream, freak shows (more humane now!) and summertime Friday Night Fireworks at 9:45 pm. Also find the New York Aquarium and in May, the famous Mermaid Parade creates an “only in New York” spectacle of glitter, gilt and a little skin.
See Brooklyn Botanical Garden
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Adjacent to Prospect Park, this 52-acre bucolic getaway is a world-class operation and includes Japanese wetlands, cherry groves, bonsais, a rose garden and three separate conservatories that mimic different ecological systems: an arid desert, a humid tropical rainforest, and the mild warmth of the Mediterranean, California, and South Africa. Beautiiful year round but especially nice during cherry blossom season (late March to April). The garden’s website has a bloom watch feature that can tell you what to expect
New York Transit Museum
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See why fascination with trains isn’t just to young boys. This museum, built in a decommissioned subway station (of course!) features rotating exhibits devoted to the transportation infrastructure of the Big Apple. Permanent exhibits include: “Building New York’s Subways” and “Moving the Millions” and twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907. The gift shop features a number of cute MTA branded merchandise perfect for souvenirs, from t-shirts to shower curtain to umbrellas.
Tour Brooklyn Brewery
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Granddaddy of the hipster, artisan brewery craze, the Brooklyn Brewery was founded in 1988 and today produces 217,000 US beer barrels annually. It hosts regular tours and has a tasting room. Marvel at the giant vats and sip (or gulp) one of their many concoctions. Situated in wonderful neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it can make a great day combined with shopping, a meal and some time spent at Domino Park admiring the skyline from the shore of the East River. If you’re worried about carbs, this tour includes the Brewery on it’s running tour!
Peter Lugar Steak House
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Established in 1887, this steakhouse is located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Peter Luger Steakhouse was named to the James Beard Foundation’s list of “America’s Classics” in 2002[ and is the third oldest operating steakhouse in New York City. You’ll likely recognize it from TV and films as it’s used as the setting for power-dinners of NYC’s movers and shakers, both fictional and real. Be aware, they accept only cash and US debit cards. Other top-rated restaurants in the borough include: River Cafe, Cloverhill, Cage and Tollner, investigate making a reservation and their dress codes, if your wallet can can handle it. On the more affordable side, try Julianna’s Pizza, or consider booking this Food Tour of Brooklyn’s mom-and-pop operations,.
Green-Wood Cemetery
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This 478-acre historic cemetary was founded in 1838 and is listed on National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmark and is a New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission landmark. Green-Wood Cemetery’s varied topography includes over 7000 trees and 600,000 graves, including a considerable number of notable people, including designer Louis Comfort Tiffany,, printmakers Nathaniel Currier and James Ives, and architects James Renwick Jr. and Richard Upjohn, abolitionist preacher, Henry Ward Beecher, and NY Governor DeWitt Clinton, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, conductor Leonard Bernstein, rapper Bashar Barakah “Pop Smoke” Jackson.
Brooklyn Museum
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Built in 1823 and designed by acclaimed Gilded Age firm McKim, Mead & White. Brooklyn Museum is a would-class institution with over half-million square feet of collections include expansive antiquities spanning over 3,000 years. American art is heavily represented, starting at the Colonial period, including home decor. Permanent collection includes works by Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Judy Chicago, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber.
See a Nets game
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When the 20,000 seat Barclay’s Center opened in 2012, it managed to woo the former New Jersey Nets team across the harbor becoming Brooklyn’s fist NBA team, In the off-season, pair a visit to Coney Island with a trip to see the Brooklyn Cyclones Minor league steam. Barclay’s also hosts many music concerts and other live events. Other venues for live performances include Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), BAM Harvey Theater, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at BAM, Theatre for a New Audience (Shakespeare-focused), In summer, check out Prospect Park bandshell, as well as many other live experiences in the borough’s park spaces.
Brooklyn Bridge
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Opened to massive fanfare in May 1883, the “Great Bridge” as it was called was a technological marvel of the era. An icon of the city, Brooklyn Bridge embodies the ambitions of the Gilded Age that built New York City into the metropolis it is today. Crossing the bridge is immortalized in film, tv, books, paintings and poetry and one of the free activities that you can enjoy, although hiring a guide is a great investment to get the moste out of the experience. Not content to rest on the laurels of bridge designers, the Roeblings, the NY Department of Transportation takes great care of this landmark, including a striking glow-up in 2023, with the addition of new LED lighting.
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Tour Highlights via Google Maps, live version can be found here.
Hightlights
Julianna’s Pizza
Still from “On the Town” (1949)
Jacques Torres Chocolate
