{"id":44599,"date":"2013-10-19T17:28:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T21:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=44599"},"modified":"2025-09-01T22:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:36:19","slug":"biking-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/44599\/biking-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking to the Best Holiday Events in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so it\u2019s a little chilly. No one is denying that. But when our parents were super hot cyclists in the 70\u2019s, they were still biking through the winter, 10 miles in the snow, uphill both ways. And they didn\u2019t even have a bikeshare, people, so let\u2019s count our blessings, and keep on pedaling through the wintertime.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re thinking of hanging up your bike and hibernating for the next four months, just think of me as The Ghost of Cyclists Past, shaking my bike chain shackles at you to warn you against how bored and soft-thighed you will surely become if you cease all adventure and activity until the tulips bloom.<\/p>\n

If it will help encourage you to get out and ride, why don\u2019t you have a gander at all the bikeable things in store for you through New Year\u2019s Day? You\u2019ll be donning your bike parka and balaclava in no time.<\/p>\n

1. Bike to the Holiday Train Show<\/h2>\n

On view through February, is the TOTALLY NOT NERDY Holiday Train Show<\/strong> at the New York Transit Museum<\/strong> in Grand Central. If you haven\u2019t visited this place, then winter is the perfect time, because you can dress in period attire, ride to midtown, get inside where it\u2019s warm, and pretend you\u2019re living in the olden days. The elaborately decorated trains are just a bonus.<\/p>\n

Closest Citi Bike Station:<\/strong> Pershing Square N at East 42nd. St.<\/p>\n

2. Bike to the Brooklyn Night Bazaar<\/h2>\n

Also going on all winter long, and the perfect place to meet friends, bring noncommittal dates, or just stalk hot \u201cartist-supermodel\u201d types, is the Brooklyn Night Bazaar<\/strong><\/a>. Housed in land-marked Polonaise building in Greenpoint this year, the market has fantastic food, pretty great music, and the most obscure and adorable artisan\/craftspeople\/weirdos displaying their wares for your perusal. It\u2019s every Friday and Saturday night until late. Prices range from pleasantly affordable to \u201cEXCUSE ME WHERE DOES THIS DECIMAL POINT GO??\u201d<\/p>\n

Closest Citi Bike Station:<\/strong> Manhattan Ave & Greenpoint Ave.<\/p>\n

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