Greenway guidebook now available online

With obesity rates climbing and exhaustive efforts to promote exercise, it is a wonder that many New York City residents do not know about the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway.
The Greenway is a 40-mile bicycle and pedestrian path that runs from Coney Island in Brooklyn to Fort Totten in Bayside. Along this path, people can jog, walk, run, bicycle, or skate. It is made up of different trails that connect Brooklyn to Queens and allow people to travel its length without taking public transportation or a car.
In addition to this Greenway, there are other Greenways scattered across the city in each borough that total over 100 miles of recreational opportunities.
According to Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, “New parks and Greenways are encouraging New Yorkers to get outside and get in shape.” Moreover, what better way to do that than by having fun and seeing some of the beautiful sights New York City has to offer?
Running along the Long Island Sound and near many appealing attractions such as parks, gardens, lakes, an aquarium, and a museum, the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway provides Queens residents with a means of staying healthy and having fun during the summer months.
For those who are not very familiar with the areas that the Greenway goes through or those who just want to learn more about the Greenway itself, a guidebook can be downloaded at www.nyc.gov/parks. It includes the locations of restaurants, bike shops, and restrooms near the Greenway and provides helpful information about each main region that it traverses.
This seventy-seven page guidebook includes directions, basic facts, attractions, and approximate travel time for traveling through nine major areas along the Greenway. These include Coney Island, Ocean Parkway, Prospect Park, Eastern Parkway, Highland Park, Forest Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the Kissena-Cunningham Corridor, and Alley Pond Park to Fort Totten.