Bike Month brought the first two Bike Bonanzas of the season. A partnership between Recycle-A-Bicycle, Bike New York, and DOT, Bike Bonanzas help make bicycling as easy, safe, and fun as possible for your entire family. DOT distributes free bicycle helmets and provides rules education, Recycle-A-Bicycle offers a kids’ bike swap, and Bike New York offers learn-to-ride classes and skills clinics.

The first Bonanza at East River Park also featured the 4th Annual Lower East Side Kids’ Art Bike Parade presented by the East Village Community Coalition and Partnership for Parks. We even had some famous faces! Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, State Senator Daniel Squadron, State Assemblyman Brian Kavanaugh, and Councilwoman Rosie Mendez all stopped by!

There are still five Bonanzas left this year—one in each borough—so make sure to check the schedule. The next Bonanza is part of the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic on Sunday, June 19 in Marcus Garvey Park in Manhattan.

A new set of bike lanes have been installed on Washington Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Dean Street, creating a safe connection between east/west routes along the corridor. In response to a community petition for safety improvements at the intersection of Atlantic and Washington Avenues, DOT collaborated with local groups including the Washington Avenue-Prospect Heights Merchants Association, P-Street Block Association, and Heart of Brooklyn to develop a set of improvements. DOT held two community meetings and one workshop to create a comprehensive street plan for Washington Avenue, expanding the scope of the initial request to extend to Eastern Parkway. The new design for Washington Avenue will include shorter crosswalks and a new planted median at Atlantic Avenue, expansion of Lowry Triangle Park, and a sidewalk extension with trees and safety island at Park Place.
Read more details about the project (pdf)