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Indoor spaces offering public programs & galleries on Governors Island require proof of COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with the Key to NYC Executive Order. Click here to review all health & safety protocols prior to your visit.

Indoor spaces offering public programs & galleries on Governors Island require proof of COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with the Key to NYC Executive Order. Click here to review all health & safety protocols prior to your visit.

Bike Rentals

Open at all times
See the schedule for island hours.

Gov­er­nors Island offers 7 miles of car free bik­ing! Rent from Blaz­ing Sad­dles near Liggett Ter­race, bring your own bike or Citi Bike at the fer­ry land­ings. Height­ened clean­ing and safe­ty pro­to­cols have been imple­ment­ed for all rentals.

Blaz­ing Sad­dles (Open Mon­day – Fri­day, 10AM – 5:30PM; Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 10AM – 6:30PM)
Blaz­ing Sad­dles offers bikes, Go-Carts, sur­reys, ped­al cars, scoot­ers and more for rental. Free Bike Morn­ings allow vis­i­tors to bor­row a bike from Blaz­ing Sad­dles for free for up to one hour every week­day between 10 AM and noon. Come vis­it Blaz­ing Sad­dles at the north end of Colonels Row and explore the Island!

Find out more here.

Citi Bike
Three Citi Bike dock­ing sta­tions are locat­ed on Gov­er­nors Island! Use your Citi Bike mem­ber­ship at the dock­ing sta­tions near Sois­sons Land­ing, Yan­kee Pier or Pic­nic Point.

Blaz­ing Sad­dles’ state­ment on COVID-19 pre­cau­tions:
At Blaz­ing Sad­dles Bike Rentals & Tours, we care about our cus­tomers hav­ing the best bike ride of their lives almost as much as we care about their health and safe­ty. Read below about the mea­sures we have put in place to keep every­one safe.

  • Cus­tomers and employ­ees are required to wear a mask at all times while in our ser­vice area
  • We mon­i­tor our ser­vice area to ensure that our social dis­tance max­i­mum capac­i­ty is maintained
  • Hand san­i­ta­tion sta­tions are set up through the loca­tion, and gloves are avail­able upon request
  • Before open­ing and after clos­ing each day, our equip­ment and coun­ters are sanitized
  • Through­out the day coun­ters and cash reg­is­ter areas are thor­ough­ly dis­in­fect­ed after each use
  • Bicy­cles and hel­mets are dis­in­fect­ed after com­ing into con­tact with each customer
  • Every employ­ee is trained on san­i­tiz­ing protocols
  • Employ­ees are required to answer ques­tions regard­ing their health before each shift
  • All required post­ings, includ­ing social dis­tanc­ing and COVID symp­toms, are on display
Open at all times
See the schedule for island hours.
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