Rockaway Boardwalk Bike Ban? Not So Fast

2021. From a Grover: “Yesterday two electric bikes whizzed by us on the Ocean Grove boardwalk. Are they allowed?”

Ocean Grove boards. Paul Goldfinger photograph. 2021. ©  Click to enlarge. From Oceangrove.org    (CMA website) “RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Dogs Prohibited During the Summer Dogs shall not be permitted on the beaches or boardwalk at any time of the day from the first day of May through the fifteenth day of September.  (or is it October 1?) Pedal Bicycles Riding of pedal bi…

Rockaway Boardwalk Bike Ban? Not So Fast

After news of a sweeping Rockaway Boardwalk bike ban hit the peninsula like a flat tire, Rockaway Beach's City Councilmember says she's working to broker a compromise that would allow New Yorkers to keep pedaling on the boards. Councilmember Joann Ariola told Hell Gate that she met with higher ups at the Parks Department earlier this week to talk them down from their initial proposal: prohibiting all bikes on the 35-block stretch of boardwalk fr…