Recreational
Some parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park, ban or restrict vehicles during certain weekday hours and all weekend to promote bicycling. A company operates bike rental stations in several city parks and Local bike shops also rent them, especially in areas of tourism. Less formal operators work on street corners or out of the back of a truck or in parking garages. Additional services include paid guided tours.
Several organizations, including Five Borough Bicycle Club and Bike New York, conduct tours every weekend. Most are day trips for no fee; some larger or overnight tours require payment. New York City is host to several long annual recreational rides, including the Five Boro Bike Tour. New York Cycle Club and others specialize in fitness and speed. Bicycle track races run most summer weekends in Kissena Park and elsewhere. Road races are held on weekends and some weekday evenings at Prospect Park, Central Park, and Floyd Bennett Field.
New York City Department of Transportation distributes a free and annually updated bike map through bike shops. The map shows Class 1 physically segregated Greenways in green, and street routes in other colors. It shows the locations and names of bike shops and points of touristic interest. Shops that rent bikes are shown in red.
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