Expect Delays Using The Roosevelt Island Bridge On Sunday May 2 For New York City 5 Borough Bike Tour

You Tube Video of 2009 NYC 5 Borough Bike Ride

The New York City 5 Borough Bike Tour Will take place on Sunday May 2. According to NYC Bike Maps:

New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour is the largest recreational cycling event in the United States. Every year on the first Sunday of May, over 30,000 riders participate in the 42 mile ride around New York City. The route, closed to automobile traffic, takes riders through all five boroughs of New York City, across five major bridges, and finally across New York Harbor on the Staten Island Ferry. It is a lot of fun for cyclists of all skill sets and highly recommended

If you are trying to enter or leave Roosevelt Island via the Roosevelt Island Bridge be aware of the following advisory issued by RIOC concerning the Bike Tour:

Please be aware that the NYC 5 Borough Bike Tour will be taking place on Sunday, May 2, 2010. The tour begins at Battery Park with cyclists leaving between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. making their way through the five boroughs and ending on Staten Island. One of the tour stops will be Astoria Park leading cyclists along Vernon Blvd. There will be traffic control stops by NYPD during the day, beginning around 8:30 AM, to allow the cyclists to pass safely, potentially affecting both bus and vehicular traffic, causing delays at the R.I. Bridge and on Vernon Blvd. Please allow for this possibility in planning your travel .