By Victoria Vele, Social Media and Water Intern

The history of New York as a cycling city extends back to 1884 when the first bicycling path in the country was developed: the Ocean Parkway bike path in Brooklyn, which begins near the southeast corner of Prospect Park and ends in Coney Island. In the 20th century, however, parkway and bridge construction increased while the construction/use of bicycle lanes decreased. The truth of the Read More