9. Third Ave Bridge: 135th Street and Third Ave.

Photograph by Angelo Shenery

On weekend mornings, the Third Ave Bridge is busy with bikers and joggers making the trek to Harlem and back for a workout. Since subway service is now rare on the weekends, this is not a bad alternative to get to Manhattan, and you’ll be in for some awesome views.

The bridge is 2800-feet long and was built between 1893-1898, then reconstructed between 2001-2004. While the city neglected basic sanitation along the bridge, community activists and neighborhood business owners took matters into their own hands last summer, hosting a massive cleanup event. A block party was held under the bridge to celebrate the efforts of all those involved.