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 COURIER L 4     IFE, APRIL 9-15, 2021 
 STUYVESANT HEIGHTS ROUTE 
 Stuyvesant Heights Historic  
 District  by  Jacqueline  
 VanDusen: 
 Jacqueline VanDusen  
 should know about cycling in  
 Brooklyn, given that she undertook  
 the Herculean task of  
 biking every block in the borough  
 over three years, documenting  
 interesting  architecture  
 along the way on her  
 Instagram @bkbybike. Of the  
 thousands of miles of Brooklyn’s  
 streetscape, VanDusen  
 favors  the  brownstone-lined  
 blocks of the Stuyvesant  
 Heights Historic District in  
 Bedford-Stuyvesant.  
 “There’s  gorgeous  architecture, 
  long stretches of fl at  
 and wide roads and plenty  
 of dining options,” said Van- 
 NORTHERN BROOKLYN ROUTE 
 Dusen.  
 The  8-mile  Stuyvesant  
 Heights route starts off heading  
 around Nostrand and  
 Greene avenues, before making  
 a series of turns along the  
 gorgeous  residential  blocks,  
 where pedal pushers can see  
 the architecture of the neighborhood, 
   before  ending  up  
 one block from the starting  
 point, at Bedford and Greene  
 avenues.  
 VanDusen recommends  
 riding between 9 am-3 pm for  
 bright blue skies and vivid  
 colors.  
 The  bike  afi cionado  also  
 encourages  riders  to  stop  at  
 one of the many local businesses  
 for a drink, coffee, or  
 snack along the way. 
 Red  Hook’s  Valentino  
 Pier/Steve’s  Authentic  
 Key Lime Pie by  
 Doug Gordon: 
 For a relaxed family ride  
 to  the Red Hook waterfront,  
 safe  streets  activist  Doug  
 Gordon,  who  hosts  the  podcast  
 “War  on  Cars,”  recommends  
 heading  to  Steve’s  
 Authentic  Key  Lime  Pie  in  
 Red Hook. 
 The  route  starts  in  Park  
 Slope,  on  the  area’s  newly  
 completed  Fourth  Avenue  
 protected  bike  lane,  before  
 heading  downhill  over  the  
 Gowanus  Canal  on  Third  
 Street.  Once  you get  to Carroll  
 Gardens, hang a left and  
 head  over  into  Red  Hook.  
 The ride then goes along the  
 Brooklyn  Greenway  until  
 the Valentino Pier on Coffey  
 Street. Steve’s is directly on  
 the other side of the park at  
 185 Van Dyke St. 
 “This  route  is  a  slightly  
 roundabout way to get there,  
 but  it  takes  you  through  
 three  different  neighborhoods  
 and allows you  to enjoy  
 the  greenway  a  bit  longer  
 –  which  is  perfect  for  
 kids who can ride their own  
 bikes,” Gordon said. “It also  
 makes the pie and the glorious  
 views of the harbor and  
 the  Statue  of  Liberty  that  
 much more rewarding.” 
 Bed-Stuy to the Williamsburg  
 waterfront by Dulcie Canton:  
 Duclie  Canton,  a  Bedford- 
 Stuyvesant-based safe streets advocate  
 with  Transportation  Alternatives, 
   likes  biking  from  her  home  
 to  the  Williamsburg  waterfront  at  
 Domino Park.  
 “My  route  is  mostly  a  series  of  
 class  2  painted  bike  lanes.  You’re  
 riding  with  traffic  but  the  only  
 thing separating you from the cars  
 is paint,” Canton said.  
 Canton starts the route on Throop  
 Avenue  before  heading  north  into  
 Williamsburg,  and  then  hanging  a  
 left,  where  the  route  takes  you  all  
 the  way  to  Domino  Park  on  Kent  
 Ave.  
 “Grand  Street  is  newly  parking  
 protected  and  painted  green  and  
 feels  good  to  bike  in  now.  I  would  
 say  this  route  is  for  intermediate  
 riders,  someone  confident  in  some  
 traffic,” she said. “Domino Park has  
 a  great  view  of  Manhattan,  many  
 benches and chairs. There are also  
 public restrooms if you need.” 
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