I spent the afternoon of Independence Day checking out some of the neighborhoods and promenades in Northern Queens. The route I chose took me from the Queensborough Bridge to Sunnyside then out farther east on 34th Avenue into Jackson Heights and Corona.

Coming off of the Queensborough Bridge is the most confusing part of the bike route network I have come across yet. On the bike map it looks like there is a greenway straight from the bridge to Queens Boulevard, but I realized later that I misread the map. There is a proposed greenway to connect the bridge to Queens Boulevard, but for now you are left to determine your own path across the complex intersection that is clearly designed for autos getting onto the bridge, not for pedestrians or cyclists.

Once I got onto Queens Boulevard though, there were clear bike paths the rest of the way, and great signage to get me east.