East River Greenway — Attraction in New York

Awful. Truly awful. Once you get North of Industry / Brooklyn Bridge area, you're taking your life in your hands on the "bike trail". It's virtually non-existent. Cracked, crumbling, rough surface. Many sections with no designated bike / ped path. Lindsay park a total joke. The guide says it's 9.4 miles long. It is not. It's roadblocked at the UN and picks up again several blocks later. Stick to the Hudson side or one of the streets/avenues with green bike lanes....

Roosevelt Island is a great place to explore in a peaceful environment. Use the MetroCard ($2.75 one way) to get on the tram, but to avoid the long line to buy a card, buy it at another location! The best deal for me was the unlimited, one-week MetroCard for $33. I could get on/off any bus & subway! Roosevelt Island has an elevated park with views to of Manhattan on one side & Brooklyn/Queens on the other. There’s a little lighthouse on opposite end of RI. Free red bus...

Awesome moderate to easy hike on what was an 1860's railway. Smooth surface and relatively flat. Lots of hardwood trees would be an awesome site to see in the fall. Tree canopy gets thick in summer which makes for...