Locals say that the cross town riding is the most challenging, but we did not find this to be an issue. On the wealthier, west side of the city the bike path is quite nice. The bike lanes on 106th and 72nd were well marked and there was very little traffic.
Our biggest challenge was where the bike path/lane dies-out along the East River around the United Nations building. The so-called NY Greenbelt bike path is very contrived, narrow, and not well marked on the east side of the city. Eventually you find yourself riding south on 2nd Ave Street with a swarm of NYC cabs, so have your A-Game ready for about 10 blocks before you get back onto the bike path again.
The loop we traveled around the city and through Central Park took about 3 hours with some sightseeing stops along the way. Riding in NYC is a great way to see lots of the city and it is getting more bike friendly all the time.
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