5 slices, 5 boroughs, zero cars: Eat pizza across NYC to raise money for Transportation Alternatives

Cut across the city on your bike, for pizza and charity. Photo via @mikeyrx on Instagram If you love to eat pizza, explore NYC without a car, and get competitive in the name of a good cause, here’s an adventure for you: the 5 Boro Pizza Challenge. Described as “like competitive eating had a baby with the Amazing Race,” the all-day event, held July 30, entails traveling via train, foot, bike, or ferry — the only restriction is you can’t commute by car — to eat a slice of pizza in all five boroughs. It’s a way to both eat well and be active—which, really, should be the goal of any healthy New York weekend. And while it sounds like a fun, slightly absurd way to spend a Saturday, it’s in support of a cause relevant to every New Yorkers’ interests: a fundraiser for Transportation Alternatives, the nonprofit dedicated to making it easier to get… Read More

5 slices, 5 boroughs, zero cars: Eat pizza across NYC to raise money for Transportation Alternatives : Brokelyn