Tag: CitiBike
Biking noobs, tourists, and pedestrians would be wise to heed this tried and true advice from cyclist Ethan Minsker. If you don’t want to be an asshole, then listen to Minsker. And if you do want to be an asshole, then congrats, cause it takes a huge asshole to want to be one. […]
The Post reports that more than 67 stolen Citi Bikes have turned up in the city’s “worst neighborhoods.” The NYPD speculated that thieves find “improperly docked” Citi Bikes in Manhattan and then ride them one way to Brooklyn, where they’re dumped. The police have no room for them. To solve the problem, they’ve started stashing […]
Those who are looking forward to the launch of New York’s bike share program finally have a date to start counting down to. Though the Department of Transportation is only officially saying the program will begin sometime this month, a source within the Citi Bike organization told Crain’s it will launch Memorial Day weekend, about two and […]
If you’re a cyclist resident of a neighborhood that won’t be serviced by the city’s new bike share program, it’s hard not to feel a little slighted and hope the project’s territory will eventually expand. Stations will cover all of Manhattan below 59th street, a large swath of northwest Brooklyn, and Long Island City in […]
Some residents of NYC’s “historic districts” are unhappy with CitiBike, NYC’s otherwise very exciting and eco-friendly Bike Share program. The much-anticipated CitiBike stations have only just begun popping up around the city, and residents of neighborhoods like TriBeCa, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill have already decided that they’re ugly and THEY HATE THEM. In attempt to remove these […]
It’s tempting to believe that everyone is jazzed up about New York’s long awaited CitiBike bicycle share program, but at least one old man is out to prove that’s not the case. 68-year-old Jacques Capsouto, proprietor of Tribeca’s popular Capsouto Freres bistro, believes the program will take parking away across the street from his Washington Street restaurant […]
Today marks the beginning of registration for New York City’s long-awaited Citi Bike bicycle share program, which will gives New Yorkers access to a fleet of two-wheeled transportation stations across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Prices are pretty reasonable: for $9.95, you get access to a bike for a day; for $25.00, a week; for $95.00, a […]
