How many of these are you planning to ride?
Seems to be missing two great rides I DEFINITELY plan to be at: NYC Century and Montauk Century.
Satisfy your post-bike hunger at the Red Hook ballfields
Biking makes me hungry. And after I’ve done a few loops in Prospect Park on a Saturday (or Sunday), it’s often a taco or huarache from the Red Hook Food Vendors that I crave.
It’s all authentic Latin food — very fresh, perfectly salty, and ideal for scarfing down at a picnic table with your bikes parked next to you.
After our ride this afternoon, we pedaled the 2.5 miles over to the Red Hook ballfields and tried a few dishes we hadn’t on past trips.
Head to the corner of Clinton and Bay Sts. in Red Hook. You can’t miss the trucks.
This time, we hit up the apparently un-named truck at the end on Clinton Street for some delicious flautas ($4). Added some picked onions and roasted poblanos, which gave it some nice acidity.
Country Boys is probably the most popular truck — known for its huaraches. Today, we got chalupas ($6). One with shrimp, one with beans, and one with pork.
There’s plenty to do in Red Hook, so if you’re still up for a little exploring (and still a little hungry) be sure to check out:
- Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies
- The new Red Hook Mercado
- Louis Valentino Jr. Park, which has great views of the Statue of Liberty and Governor’s Island.
Any other hidden gems in Red Hook we should know about?
Have you been to the Red Hook Food Vendors? What did you eat??
A #bikenyc day trip: Roosevelt Avenue food trucks
I joined about 30 other biking foodies today for a trip to the food trucks on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens — one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the world. If you love food adventures, this is place is a MUST-visit! There were at least a dozen trucks along a 15-or-so block stretch of Roosevelt serving up everything from shrimp ceviche to pig ear tacos.
Thanks to Anita of Brooklyn by Bike for bringing everyone together once again.
Here are a few photos from the day. And here’s a link to a map from Grand Army Plaza to Roosevelt to help you find the trucks yourself.
Hungry #bikenyc foodies:
This is Charlie. He’s a couch surfer. He borrowed a bike that’s WAY too small for him:
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Ceviche de Camaron (Shrimp Ceviche) from the Guayacos truck. $7
Devouring a “bistec y papas” taco from La Tia Julia truck. $2
La Tia Julia. Their tortas looked amazing:
Bits of pig ears on a skillet. I later ate them in a taco. $2
This is a mockup of a proposed greenway that would encircle Jamaica Bay, and the National Park Service would help create. I don’t think this map is actually available online anywhere yet…
We caught a glimpse today during the Brooklyn Waterfront Epic Ride.
