New York State First Lady Michelle Paterson Rides Hudson Greenway

by calendar on June 14, 2009

When
June 19, 2009   3:00 pm   
Where
Meet at North Cove Marina
Battery Park City, Manhattan

Streetsblog readers are invited to join New York State First Lady Michelle Paterson as she bikes from Battery Park City to Harlem via the Hudson River Greenway. The ride will highlight the 400th anniversary of the Dutch discovery of the Hudson River, and will begin with a very brief talk from a local historian who will speak about the 400th anniversary of the Hudson and the Dutch influence on NYC (including how Harlem got its name).

Paterson frequently bikes from her home in Harlem to her office in Lower Manhattan. She was recently in Haarlem, Netherlands, and was fascinated by the history of how her neighborhood in New York got its name.

Open to beginner riders.