Return of the Red Hook Crit

Red Hook is different. It's not just the maraschino honey and the pupusas. This weekend brings the return of yet another event that sets this neighborhood apart from the rest of the city: The Red Hook Criterium bike race. The Crit, as it is known, is not for the faint of heart: for a preview, watch this footage from last year's race. If you're ready to dodge photographers, dogs, and custom vans while sprinting across the bone-rattling cobblestones of Beard Street, register here. (Track bikes only, please.) The non-insane can just watch.