Well, we had to overcome fatigue, rain, busted tires, and a death-defying ride down Todt Hill Road (a twisting, 2-lane, no shoulder descent down from the highest point in the 5 Boroughs) in the dark with all three of the drawbacks mentioned above. And it took almost it took almost 16 hours, and we didn't get back home until about 3:30 in the morning. But the entire 4-corners ride was successfully completed by three of us. I personally rode a stretch on each "Broadway" in every borough, plus one in Jersey. The route didn't have the Broadway in Brooklyn, but I did it on the ride form my house to the starting point.
As follows is the numerical wrap-up - I of course had to enumerate the amount of Census Tracts that were ridden. I don't count this for the walking project purpose of course, but it's fun to know. Because we rode on a lot of borders, and I didn't use my strict "borders don't count" that I do while walking, the numbers are somewhat approximate.
Next spring - 12 County ride. Watch for it.
Pictures are here, and you can see the complete route here.
By the numbers:
Mileage
Total course - 96.64 miles over 9 Counties and 189 Census Tracts (152 tracts in NYC).
Starting point - the geographic center of New York City - Stockholm street between Wycoff and St. Nicholas in Bushwick.
14.63 miles total to corner #1: Hillside Avenue and Cherry Street, Queens.
31.08 miles (45.71 miles total) to corner #2: Northwest corner of Mt. St. Vincent College, Bronx.
49.89 miles (95.6 miles total) to corner #3: Tottenville Beach off the end of Surf Avenue, Staten Island.
1.04 miles (96.64 miles total) to corner #4: Tottenville Beach off the end of Amboy Street, Staten Island.
.9 miles in Brooklyn (Kings County). 5 Tracts
31.65 miles in Queens (Queens County). 80 Tracts
.82 miles in New Hyde Park (Nassau County). 1 Tract
1.64 miles on Randall’s Island (New York County). 1 Tract
14.85 miles in the Bronx (Bronx County). 34 Tracts
.07 miles in Yonkers (Westchester County). 1 Tract
2.85 miles in Manhattan (New York County). 11 Tracts. 4.49 miles and 12 tracts total in New York County with Randall’s Island.
5.32 miles in Ft. Lee and Edgewater (Bergen County). 2 Tracts
19.52 miles in North Bergen, Guttenberg, West New York, Weehauken, Hoboken, Jersey City, and Bayonne (Hudson County ). 33 Tracts. 24.84 miles and 35 tracts total in Jersey.
19.02 miles in Staten Island (Richmond County). 21 Tracts
People
Started the course: 15 people
Total participants: 16 people (we picked up one at the start of the Bronx)
Made it to at least one corner - 16
Made it to at least two corners - 11
Made it to at least three corners - 4
Made it to all four corners - 3
One County Wonders - 16
Two County Titans - 16
Three County Thugs - 16
Four County Fighters - 15
Five County Flamethrowers - 11
Six County Slayers- 9
Seven County Superstars- 6
Eight County Aces- 6
Nine County Nerds- 5
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