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Saturday, August 9, 2008: Summer Streets: Car-Free Park Avenue & Lafayette Street (Plus T.A. Feeder Rides from Astoria, Bed-Stuy & Park Slope) (Plus Learn to Ride a Bike for Adults)

7:00 am to 1:00 pm

Park Av. & Park Av. S. from 72nd St. to Union Sq.; Fourth Av.; Lafayette St.
See a map of the route
Manhattan; Learn to Ride a Bike (for Kids) at Summer Streets, J.J. Byrne Park & Co-Op City

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Summer Streets
Spring St. bet. Lafayette & Mulberry Sts.
Manhattan

J.J. Byrne Park
4th St. & Fifth Av.
Park Slope, Brooklyn

Co-Op City
Parking Lot #2 (to the rear of 140 Benchley Place and parallel to the Truman High School track)
The Bronx; Williamsburg Walks: Car-Free Bedford Avenue

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Bedford Avenue from Metropolitan Av. to N. 9th St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Church Avenue Block Party

12:00 pm

Church Av. & Rogers St.
Brooklyn; Stratford Road Block Party

12:00 pm

Stratford Rd. & Caton Av.
Brooklyn; Bike Driver’s Ed – Windsor Terrace

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Brooklyn Public Library -- Windsor Terrace Branch
160 E. 5th St. (at Ft. Hamilton Pkwy.)
Brooklyn

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