Floyd Bennett Field, the Long Way

Floyd Bennett Field, the long way

30 miles out, 23 back 6/4/94 Caryl & Steve Baron

Fifth Avenue to 23 St., bear L on Bway, straight at 17 St., L at 14 St., R Bway to Chambers, L to City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge entrance. Cross Brooklyn Bridge, exit R at end Left Court Stabout 2 blks Right Montague 2 blks Left Henry St about 2/3 mi Left Union about 1 1/3 mi to Grand Army Plaza - on Saturday there's a Farmer's Market, so it may be a bit difficult to find the group. Pick up Brooklyn group here. Bear right follow Prospect Park roadway about 1 1/3 mi to exit at circle Around circle, Right Coney Island Ave.3 blocks to Right Church Ave. to 36 St. Right 36 St. Left 13th Ave (We were on 12th) through an orthodox jewish neighborhood After crossing LI RR - about 65 St. - Right to 11th Ave for Italian pastries or pizza. Continue on 11th to end at 86 St. - last half mile or so is Dyker Heights, a rich Italian neighborhood with a distinctive style. Right 86 St. over highway to Fort Hamilton Pkwy to entrance to Fort Hamilton then first left – it will look like a highway entrance, but sidewalk leads to bike path that goes under Verrazzano Bridge Left (under bridge) on bike path - kite flying a short distance after bridge - to end Left Bay Parkway few blocks Right Cropsey Ave about 1 mi Left Neptune - 6 miles to Gateway Aiello's Restaurant at Neptune & Stillwell,also Russian neighborhood DELI and small park at end of Sheepshead Bay bridge, come to fence/T at Flatbush. RIGHT on road – Floyd Bennett Field entrance is just before toll booths on left.

RETURN Flatbush to traffic light - cross, enter bike path, left towards Sheepshead Bay - Emmons - Neptune Right Ocean Parkway 4.5 mi to Right Church to Left Coney Island Ave. to circle Right at Prospect Park entrance, Exit Grand Army Plaza, around circle Right Butler or Lincoln, Right Nevins Left Bergen to Court Right Court, IMMED Left Amity Right Clinton through Bklyn Hts to end Right to Brooklyn Bridge Left onto bridge, to Manhattan