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Photos: citi bike, courtesy lars klove/nyc bike share; atlantic yachting, courtesy atlantic yachting
Above: Get in your cardio while getting around town with Citi Bike. Right: It will be hard to believe you’re in Manhattan while sailing aboard a boat from Atlantic Yachting.
Get away from New York’s hectic energy and embrace your inner Zen at Yogi Beans (1018 Lexington Ave., 212.585.2326), a yoga studio with classes for parents and children. Yogi Beans is open six days a week, but requires a 24-hour advance reservation. A mecca for New York City’s sporting types, Chelsea Piers (23rd St. and West Side Highway, 212.336.6800) offers a plethora of activities. You can spend a day practicing your golf swing or rock climbing; and for kids, Chelsea Piers also offers drop-in activities like soccer and basketball. A bonus: The facility also houses a Paul Labrecque Salon & Spa, offering services like manicures and massages. Farther north, in Hell’s Kitchen, you’ll find two of the city’s most popular bowling alleys: Lucky Strike (624-660 W. 42nd St., 646.829.0170) and Frames (550 Ninth Ave., 212.268.6909). You can’t visit New York without noticing all the cyclists, prompted largely by the success of the recently launched Citi Bike program (332 locations every few blocks below 59th Street in Manhattan and in Brooklyn Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene and DUMBO; 855.245.3311). Join them by buying a 24-Hour or a 7-Day Access Pass with a credit or debit card at any bike station. (Important to note: Each ride can only last 30 minutes before you’ll be billed overtime fees; the program does not provide helmets; and you must be 16 or older to rent a bike). You can also check out Bike and Roll (nine locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Liberty State Park, 212.260.0400). The company offers full-day and part-day rental options, guided bike tours in Central Park and along the Brooklyn Bridge and the waterfront, and private tours throughout the city. In addition to its standard bikes, Bike and Roll also rents tandems, kids’ bikes, kids’ seats and trailers.
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