Pedal For Prizes

Old Brooklyn, what ?! As the token Old Brooklyn Unilocaler, I forgot to promote here on Unilocal what’s becoming the quintessential introduction to the Old Brooklyn neighborhood: Pedal For Prizes.
Pedal For Prizes is an annual free event open for participants to bike to 22 places throughout Old Brooklyn including famous-​on-​yelp businesses Jack Frost Donuts and the Sausage Shoppe and lesser known entities like the community garden at Benji and the nice houses on South Hills.
Beginning at Loew Park, you’re given a map of the locations and a card to be stamped at each of the locations. You or a group of your friends can visit as many or few as you want, in any order, as you explore Old Brooklyn.
3 hours later, return to Loew Park and exchange your stamp card for Chinese raffle tickets to be used on some cool prizes (gift certificates to Old Brooklyn businesses, bike stores, and other random items like Ambiance gift cards — haha). In 2010, PFP’s first year, I won a bike helmet.
This year’s turn-​out of nearly 400 [of all ages, it’s kid-​friendly] was impressive, only 60 did last year. With the overwhelming turn-​out, the event ran relatively smoothly although the staff had to push back the raffle a half hour to accommodate all of the returning riders.
I had a warm, fuzzy feeling in me all day by seeing so many people in Old Brooklyn and seeing what it has to offer.
In only its 2^nd year, Pedal For Prizes is becoming the signature event of Old Brooklyn.