Marty Lieberman said he’s living the dream being semiretired. Although he clocks in a few hours a week working as an ad salesman for The Queens Tribune, his daily schedule largely consists of a 12-mile bike ride across Queens from his home in Fresh Meadows to Little Bay Park.

Mr. Lieberman, 78, who estimates that he’s cycled over 8,000 miles, admits exercise and fresh air are not his only incentives to get out every day: He always stops by Pesso’s Ices & Ice Cream in Bayside, at 35th Avenue and 204th Street, on his way home.