Mayor Mamdani announced Citi Bike will add 230-plus stations across New York City, including in Brownsville, East New York, Kensington and Bay Ridge \n<\/p>\n
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York City Department of Transportation commissioner Mike Flynn and Lyft announced a major Citi Bike expansion across New York City on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n
The expansion adds more than 230 stations and 3,700 docks across seven neighborhoods that previously lacked access to the system, including Brownsville, East New York, Kensington and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn,\u00a0according to a press release from the Office of the Mayor.<\/p>\n
\u201cRiding a bike is one of the best ways to get around the city, and expansions like this one help more New Yorkers get where they need to go,\u201d Mamdani said.<\/p>\n
Since the first stations of the expansion rollout, riders in Bay Ridge alone have taken more than 75,000 trips.<\/p>\n
According to Flynn, more New Yorkers are riding Citi Bikes than ever before because of its convenience.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased to have worked with Lyft to provide new commuting options for more neighborhoods in the outer boroughs,\u201d Flynn said.<\/p>\n
The expansion adds about 10 square miles of coverage, bringing total service coverage area to more than 86 square miles city-wide.\u00a0Now, 62 percent of New Yorkers live within the Citi Bike service area.<\/p>\n
\u201cCiti Bike is an essential piece of the micromobility puzzle,\u201d said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. \u201cI look forward to seeing Citi Bike expand to even more communities across Brooklyn.\u201d<\/p>\n
City Council Member Alexa Avil\u00e9s, representing Brooklyn\u2019s district 38, described the project as \u201ca matter of equity and economic justice,\u201d and said she was glad Citi Bike continues to expand.<\/p>\n
Additional expansion sites in the rollout include Norwood and\u00a0Riverdale in the Bronx, as well as Forest Hills in Queens.\u00a0<\/p>\n