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This is a longish walk from Manhattan to the Steinway Street Food Festival in Queens via Roosevelt Island over the 103rd Street Pedestrian Bridge, stopping at Randall's island to rest, re-hydrate, and maybe enjoy the terrific views of the Hell Gate Bridge from the park.

We will then continue onward using the walkway of the not so pedestrian friendly RFK bridge (you may know it as the Triborough).

We will end at the Steinway Street Astoria Cultural Fair & Festival - Along Steinway Street between 28th and 34th Avenues in Astoria. Sponsored by Central Astoria LDC. Street fairs in Astoria NYC.

Randall's Island

Randall’s Island Park comprises most of an island in the East River, between East Harlem, the South Bronx and Astoria, Queens. One of the city’s main recreation hubs, the Park has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, in large part through the vision and support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in keeping with his historic citywide commitment to the preservation of open spaces and waterfront restoration and development. In 1992, the Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA) was established to revive the park, and began working alongside the City of New York and the Department of Parks & Recreation to develop sports and recreational facilities, maintain the Park and restore its natural environment. It is the site of Icahn Stadium, an IAAF-certified track & field facility, a renovated golf center, nine acres of restored wetlands, a 20-court tennis center, more than 60 playing fields and miles of waterfront bike and pedestrian pathways.

There are still rehab centers there. I walked in one and turned around quickly in case they thought I should stay for a spell.

• We meet at the 103rd Street Playground, by the steps to the 103rd street pedestrian bridge.
• A link to the route is here.
• The pedestrian entrance to the RFK bridge is 45 steps. There's a long bicycle ramp, but even then you will need to go up 10 steps on each end of the bridge. Robert Moses added nice touches like that.
• Total distance is about 3.2 miles, wear good shoes.
• We start at 103rd street in Manhattan
• The E,F,M and R trains are at Steinway and 34th street