September 9, 2009
NY400 delivers free orange bike rentals for downtown
As part of this week’s NY400 events, the Dutch have delivered a set of bright orange bikes that can be borrowed for free through Saturday evening.
The bikes can be picked up at the temporary New Amsterdam Village at Bowling Green Park (located just in front of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House.)
The bikes are available up to four hours on a first-come, first-served basis from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the last bikes rented at 5:30 p.m., according to the hand-written signs on site. (Printed material for NY400 Week incorrectly says the rentals will run until 7 p.m.) The bikes come in both adult and child size. (The child bikes are pictured above.)
In addition to the NY400 program, there are other free bike programs in the city. Governors Island offers free bikes every Friday through Oct. 9. The Downtown Alliance also offers free bike rentals daily through Sept. 30.
NY400 celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in what would become New York City.
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Earlier: Mini-restaurant week for NY400: Taste New Amsterdam
September 9, 2009 3:24 PM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Sports, Transportology
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