7 Mile Brooklyn Bridge Hike

We'll be starting from Herald Square, zig-zagging down Manhattan through Madison Square Park, Union Square, St. Marks Place, Astor Place, Washington Square Park, Bleecker Street, Little Italy, and Chinatown, then across the Brooklyn Bridge, then down the Brooklyn Promenade.

After directing everybody where to go to get the R/2/3/4/5 trains home, those interested will stop for dinner at a diner that does separate checks and takes credit cards. We should be reaching the restaurant a few minutes before 6pm. The hike will be during Daylight Savings, so the sun will set about an hour after we get to the restaurant.

We should be reaching the restaurant at about 5:15pm, 31 minutes before sunset.

There are no vaccine or mask mandates, neither to attend the hike nor to attend dinner at the end.

Many years ago, this meetup would do Brooklyn Bridge hikes. This hike will begin at a different place than those hikes and be about a mile longer.

We'll be starting in Herald Square, just north of the Broadway entrance to Macy's, near the entrance and roughly halfway between 34th & 35th Streets. There are restrooms available at Macy's in the basement -- the women's room is in the northeast corner, and the men's room is in the middle of the southern edge of the basement. Make sure you use the bathroom, because after that, the next bathroom won't be until Washington Square Park.

Attendance on this hike is free, and all participants attend at their own risk. By attending, you consent to the terms of the release waiver. In it, you basically give up any right whatsoever to sue, to the fullest extent possible by law. You can read the waiver here: http://bluejacket7.com/legal/WalkingWaiver.doc