Compared to the Brooklyn Bridge, your ride on the Manhattan Bridge will be a breeze. Since the bridge isn\u2019t a go-to tourist attraction, you won\u2019t be competing for space with a crushing crowd of people. In fact, bikes have their own designated lane on the bridge barrier from the pedestrians. A couple of quirks of the Manhattan Bridge might make your ride less-than-idyllic, however: the B\/D\/N\/Q subway lines use the bridge to cross between Brooklyn and Manhattan, so be prepared for some rumblings from the trains every few minutes. Also, the Manhattan Bridge gives you stellar views of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, that view is somewhat obscured by the bridge\u2019s chicken wire fencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo opportunities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A little known fact, a ride over the bridge provides a great photo-op of the NYC skyline, as well as the Brooklyn Bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To get this must-have shot, ride over to Washington Street between Water Street and Front Street. If you angle your camera just right, you\u2019ll get the Empire State Building in the background, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Things to Do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While you\u2019re in the area, don\u2019t forget to explore the neighborhoods of DUMBO, which stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. You can take a boxing lesson at Gleason\u2019s Gym, shop at Empire Stores, or spend some time at Jacques Torres\u2019 chocolate paradise. In Brooklyn Heights, you\u2019ll find even more cute boutiques, as well as kayaking and more outdoor fun at Brooklyn Bridge Park. <\/p>\n\n\n On the Manhattan side of the bridge, you\u2019ll find the ever-bustling neighborhood of Chinatown, where there\u2019s great shopping and great food. Be sure to stop at the Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory for unique flavors you won\u2019t find anywhere else; walk along Canal Street and browse the never-ending supply of gods; and visit the Museum of Chinese in America where you\u2019ll get context on the neighborhood as well a s the diverse stories of Chinese immigrant communities across the US. NYC has over 2,000 bridges but if you aren\u2019t a commuter, then you\u2019ve most likely only heard of one NYC bridge: the Brooklyn Bridge. To be fair, the Brooklyn Bridge is iconic; it was, arguably, the greatest feat of engineering in the nineteenth century. But if you only visit the Brooklyn Bridge during your trip […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,43],"tags":[120,229,93,230,59,88,231,31,74,53,55,58],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-leisure-travel","category-new-york","tag-brooklyn-bridge","tag-downotwn","tag-explore","tag-explore-nyc","tag-leisure","tag-leisure-travel","tag-manhattan-bridge","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyorkcity","tag-nyc","tag-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/UB-Brooklyn-Bridge-UB-Bikes-in-Action--scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1337,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/1337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbiking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Unlimited-Biking-Bike-Tour-Brooklyn-Bridge-View-4-300x200.jpg\")
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Ready to take a ride over the Manhattan Bridge? Visit any of our Unlimited Biking locations and we\u2019ll get you set up with the perfect set of wheels for your day of exploration. And if you want to know even more about the Manhattan Bridge and the NYC\u2019s many other bridges, book our Bridge Delight bike tour<\/a>, where you\u2019ll get to know the city through four of its bridges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"