TO KICK OFF EARTH WEEK. SECOND ANNUAL BIKE-TO-WORK RIDE

8:00 AM

MONDAY, APRIL 18TH

GRAND ARMY PLAZA

PROSPECT HEIGHTS

Tomorrow at 8:00 AM, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams will lead local leaders and dozens of Brooklynites on his second annual Bike-to-Work ride, as he kicks off Earth Week celebrations in and around the borough. The event will highlight the positive impact that New Yorkers can have on their local environment by using pedal power to get around the city. Groups that are participating in Borough President Adams’ ride, which will go from Grand Army Plaza to Brooklyn Borough Hall, include Brooklyn Public Library, Citi Bike, Park Slope Neighbors, Prospect Park Alliance, Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Corporation, and Transportation Alternatives.

***PLEASE NOTE: The bike ride from Grand Army Plaza to Brooklyn Borough Hall will launch at the conclusion of the press conference.***

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CONTACT:

Stefan Ringel

Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

Communications Director

209 Joralemon Street

Brooklyn, New York 11201

(718) 802-3831 (office)

(917) 574-3277 (cell)

sringel@brooklynbp.nyc.gov