Floyd Bennett

Helped by advice from FDNY teammate David Gitt, a firefighter with a long career in New York racing, Long hung in through the wind and the usual Floyd Bennett madness.

NY's Bravest, in Spandex Jason Gay 2011

There's also a street sprint in Coney Island and a time trial at Floyd Bennett, where Long wants to get a time that will qualify him for the U.S. Paralympic Team.

NY's Bravest, in Spandex Jason Gay 2011

At Floyd Bennett, reachable by bus and subway, overnights took off—from zero to 1,300.

A Campground Grows in Brooklyn, Bringing a New York Edge to Roughing It Barry Newman 2011

The Park Service shares Floyd Bennett with a police helicopter base and a training center for garbage-truck drivers.

A Campground Grows in Brooklyn, Bringing a New York Edge to Roughing It Barry Newman 2011

Floyd Bennett was famous for flying to the North Pole, though it later came out that he never actually got there.

A Campground Grows in Brooklyn, Bringing a New York Edge to Roughing It Barry Newman 2011

Granted, the ones that take place on weekends are far too early for the typical "urban cyclist," but during the week there is also evening track racing at the Kissena Velodrome and evening road racing at Floyd Bennett field:

Throwing Down Your Arms: A Time and Place for Everything BikeSnobNYC 2010

In 1926, American Richard Byrd announced that he and Floyd Bennett had achieved this goal on May 9.

Aerial Exploration of the Antarctic 2009

(November 29th), in the daylight of the Antarcticsummer, they circled over the South Pole and dropped an American flag weighted with a stone from the grave of Floyd Bennett.

Aerial Exploration of the Antarctic 2009

Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett were the first to fly over the North Pole.

d. 20th-Century Explorations 2001

And, for example, we have moved the pylons from the engines, and they are now at Floyd Bennett, while the engines themselves have gone on for a complete tear-down in Tulsa.

CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2001 2001