Columbia ↔ Coney Island Biking Adventure

Situated about 20 miles away from campus of Columbia, Coney Island certainly is a good destination for a half-day biking trip, to get to see the suburban portions of the city and head to the beach. The route for the return portion of the trip was slightly altered to see more different aspects.

Columbia → Coney Island

• Hudson River Greenway: from Riverside Drive, enter from W 103th Street and head down to the lowest level, where the biking route sits next to the river
• Warren Street: eastbound crosstown road at the tip of Manhattan
• Brooklyn Bridge: the only borough crossing of the trip
• Prospect Park: follow various biking routes after bridge crossing to enter the park
• Ocean Parkway: cross through the lettered avenues of Brooklyn until the destination; this section has a highly suburban feel

 Coney Island → Columbia

• Shore Parkway Greenway: somewhat difficult to find the entrance, but this route sits next to the Lower New York Bay, with good views of Staten Island and Verrazano Bridge; also spotted along this section is something of a rare sight in Manhattan: parking lots next to stores
• 4th Avenue: the Greenway terminates at around 69th Street, so the northbound return journey continues
• Manhattan Bridge: upon reaching Downtown Brooklyn, follow through various signs to find the entrance to the bridge
• Prince Street: westbound crosstown road; highly congested route
• Hudson Greenway: head back up to Morningside Heights