The TD Five Boro Bike Tour carried cyclists through all five New York City boroughs in May 2024. TheNakedNYC documented the annual ride in video and photographs, following riders as ordinary city streets became a continuous cycling route.
TheNakedNYC Coverage
YouTube: Cycling Across New York City
Instagram: Five Boro Bike Tour in Motion
What to Know
One Ride, Five Boroughs
The route links Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island in one organized ride. Moving through every borough gives cyclists a changing view of New York's street grid, neighborhoods, bridges, waterfronts, and skyline.
Streets Become the Course
The tour temporarily turns major city streets into a cycling route. TheNakedNYC coverage shows riders filling broad roadways together, creating a scale and rhythm that differ sharply from an ordinary ride through traffic.
A Lower Manhattan Start
Bike New York directs participants toward start locations around Lower Manhattan, with Bowling Green serving as the central arrival area in the organizer's route guidance. Riders enter in scheduled waves rather than beginning as one single group.
Staten Island Closes the Route
The ride concludes on Staten Island. That finish shapes transportation planning: Bike New York advises participants to consider the Staten Island Ferry, parking, subway restrictions for bicycles, and the trip home before tour day.
Preparation Matters
An event crossing five boroughs requires more than registration. Riders need a working bicycle, a properly fitted helmet, water, weather-appropriate clothing, and enough conditioning to remain comfortable as the route and crowd move across the city.
Bike New York Organizes It
Bike New York produces the tour and maintains the official route, start schedule, transportation guidance, charity-partner information, and rider resources. The organization also operates bicycle education and workforce-development programs across the city.
The Coverage Stays Close
TheNakedNYC's YouTube video and Instagram Reel focus on the movement of the ride: clusters of cyclists, changing city backgrounds, and the shared pace of a large public event. The official Bike New York page remains the source for each new edition's route and participation rules.