A new approach: cycling through New York. What does New York look like from a bicycle, not a taxi, subway, or on foot?

Yuki Goto of Manhattan bicycle shop CHARI&CONYC, LLC will guide you through New York's sights you'll want to see by bicycle, as well as recommended cafes and restaurants where you can take a break!



■Blue Note Jazz Club New York

A faster way to travel than the subway or a taxi. That's the bicycle. Especially when traveling crosstown (east-west), there's no faster way to travel than a bicycle.

From the Lower East Side, where the CHARIANDCO store is located, we passed through Norita and Soho, enjoying the transition from the underground, down-to-earth atmosphere to the fashion district, before crossing town to the bar-filled Greenwich Village district.

This time, I recommend the Blue Note Jazz Club, the mecca of jazz. It's the most classic of classics, but because it's so classic, I don't often get the chance to go there when I live in New York. However, I go once every few years, and each time I experience its greatness.

It depends on the artist, but when I visited this time, the table charge was $75, which is a little on the pricey side, but it's worth it.



When I entered the bar, I was first shown to the bar counter, then to the back, where I was seated at a table crammed tightly together. The people sitting next to me at the same table (sharing a table is the norm) happened to be a group of four men weighing around 150kg, so I was forced to sit with half my buttocks hanging off the chair. But that can't be helped, this is America.



I called out to the waitress, but she was busy, and I couldn't even order a beer. I arrived too late. The regulars arrived an hour early, ate a meal, sipped wine, and waited for the performance to start. The performance began with a mix of customers: people who happened to be sightseeing, locals, and fans who have been following the performing artists for decades. The close distance between the performers and the audience is a plus, and the historic space only enhances the excitement of the music.




--Go to "New York City Destinations to Visit by Bicycle: Devocion Cafe [Pedal. Ride through New York.]"

--Go to "New York City Destinations to Visit by Bicycle: House of Small Wonder [Pedal. Ride through New York.]"

--"New York destinations you'll want to visit by bicycle: East River Ferry [Pedal through New York.]"


[Blue Note Jazz Club New York]
http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/index.shtml

[YUKI GOTO (Yuki Goto)]
He moved to the US in 2002 and opened a bicycle shop called CHARI&CO, which sounds like "charinko" in English, in Manhattan, NY in 2008. He has expanded his brand to allow his team riders to participate in races in the US and Europe. He currently takes his team riders to races in New York, London, Barcelona, and Milan. He is also rooted in the community of New York graffiti artists and skaters who have been active since the 1980s.
http://www.chariandco.jp/
http://www.chariandconyc.com/