The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club offers free canoe, bike, and self-guided waterfront tours by the shorelines of Gowanus, Red Hook and DUMBO. During the past season, over 1,000 individuals participated in their programs with over 2,000 trips on the Gowanus Canal. As people experience and enjoy the waterfront through our programs, they become advocates for its revitalization.

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The Lower East Side Ecology Center offers free workshops for “greening your business”, indoor composting techniques, bike events, and general evironmental informationals.  They also facilitate electronic recycling centers in all boroughs.

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Get to know your bike, learn basic repairs and adjustments, and ride safely and confidently in traffic. Classes are taught by instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists.

Classes for adults: Bike Commuting 101, Bike Maintenance 101, Learn to Ride, and Savvy Cyclist.

Classes for children and parents: Bike Driver’s Ed and Learn to Ride

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Check out the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation website for Biking and Greenways. There you can find general bike information and car-free hours.

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Enjoy hiking and biking trails that offer visitors chances to appreciate large stretches of natural beauty including Hudson River views, some of the only natural forest and salt marsh left on the island of Manhattan, and unique glacial geological formations.

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• The NYC Department of Transportation offers free the 2007 edition of the New York City Cycling Map. Download the map or call 311 for a free copy (outside New York City, call (212) NEW-YORK.
• See here for bike tour maps.

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This organization offers free workshops, vegan meals, bike repairs, reading groups, and more each month. Freeganism is a total boycott of the capital economic system, which they believe is unethical by avoiding to buy anything to the greatest degree they are able (e.g. dumpster diving, recycling, squatting, etc.).

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