After School Program
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About
The After School Program focuses on teaching the mechanics of riding a bike, basic bike-handling skills, and how to ride a bike. Participants learn the rules of the road, best practices for riding in a group and on the streets, and how to ride safely in a group and on city streets. The program includes practice rides in NYC parks and on greenways.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: 1 slot available per day between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM, with 2-hour sessions offered April–June and September–October
• Price: This free program for existing after-school groups
The After School Program is a free program for existing after-school groups and is only available to established after-school programs; individuals unaffiliated with an after-school program may not request or join a session. Bikes and helmets are provided, and each class includes 15–18 kids plus 1–2 counselors, whose attendance is required. Kids must be 10 years or older, and instruction is led by 2 trained instructors. Bike New York is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting bicycling and bicycle safety through education, community outreach, and events. Recycle-A-Bicycle has been dedicated to the health, development, stewardship, and empowerment of NYC youth for more than 20 years and has salvaged an average of 1,800 bicycles each year from the waste stream, diverting a total of 45,000 pounds of waste from NYC’s landfills. Bike New York’s Bike Lab is a community-based workshop and training space that also offers sales and full service repairs, and each bicycle there comes with a 30-day warranty and is priced in accordance with the parts and labor dedicated to reconditioning each one.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: 1 slot available per day between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM, with 2-hour sessions offered April–June and September–October
• Price: This free program for existing after-school groups
The After School Program is a free program for existing after-school groups and is only available to established after-school programs; individuals unaffiliated with an after-school program may not request or join a session. Bikes and helmets are provided, and each class includes 15–18 kids plus 1–2 counselors, whose attendance is required. Kids must be 10 years or older, and instruction is led by 2 trained instructors. Bike New York is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting bicycling and bicycle safety through education, community outreach, and events. Recycle-A-Bicycle has been dedicated to the health, development, stewardship, and empowerment of NYC youth for more than 20 years and has salvaged an average of 1,800 bicycles each year from the waste stream, diverting a total of 45,000 pounds of waste from NYC’s landfills. Bike New York’s Bike Lab is a community-based workshop and training space that also offers sales and full service repairs, and each bicycle there comes with a 30-day warranty and is priced in accordance with the parts and labor dedicated to reconditioning each one.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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