NEW YORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams, New York city Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and Lyft announced plans to expand and improve Citi Bike to meet growing ridership demand and help ensure New Yorkers across the city have equitable access to this system.
Beginning in the fall of 2025, Citi Bike service will expand further to Norwood and Riverdale in the Bronx; to Brownsville, East New York, Kensington, and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn; and to west of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens.
Additionally, this expansion will add more docks in some of the system’s busiest existing areas to improve access to bikes and parking, including in Midtown and Downtown Manhattan, Harlem and East Harlem, Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Park Slope.
“This Citi Bike expansion is the latest way we’re making it easier and more affordable to get around New York City, particularly for low-income New Yorkers,” said Mayor Adams.
“People in Brownsville and other low-income neighborhoods deserve Citi Bike access as much as any other New Yorker, and this expansion brings us closer to ensuring just that. Whether it’s half-priced Metro Cards and ferry rides, expanded student Metro Cards, electrifying our fleet, or so much more, we’re building a more affordable, more equitable, more sustainable transportation system in all five boroughs.”
In October 2023, Mayor Adams launched a historic greenway expansion to build 40 new miles of protected bike infrastructure in the outer boroughs, bringing safer, greener transportation options to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.
The Adams administration has also completed a record number of protected bike lanes in 2023 and launched major bike infrastructure projects on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, on Second Avenue in Manhattan, on the Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan and the Bronx, and more.
In 2022, Mayor Adams unveiled “NYC Ferry Forward,” which created a discount program, similar to Fair Fares, in which seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income riders pay reduced fares for ferry rides.
“CitiBike is a valuable resource, and I was proud to play a role in securing its previous expansion into my communities in western Queens,” said New York State Senator Michael Gianaris.
“I look forward to CitiBike’s continued growth into more neighborhoods throughout our city.”
“This is about giving New Yorkers more ways to quickly and safely get where they need to go,” said New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes.
“Expanding Citibike to neighborhoods like Bay Ridge means more people can bike to work, school, the doctor’s office or even a subway station that’s further away. This is a win for our environment, our economy, and most importantly, our communities. Thanks to DOT and Mayor Adams for ensuring all New Yorkers have the transportation access they deserve.”
“Citi Bike is an affordable, convenient mode of transit for New Yorkers, who take over 30 million rides each year,” said New York State Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar.
“Today, we celebrate a historic expansion of Citi Bike to more neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and my home of Queens. This is critical to ensure all New Yorkers, especially those of us in transit deserts, have equal access to this popular program. We are also adding docks to Citi Bike hotspots in Manhattan and Brooklyn, ensuring we can meet demand. Once the expansion is complete, 64 percent of New Yorkers will be within five minutes of a Citi Bike station, bringing unprecedented access to this efficient, sustainable transportation solution.”
“The expansion of Citi Bike into Forest Hills is welcome news for those of us who have been seeking to make bicycling a more viable way to get around our borough,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.
“Citi Bike has been successful in reducing auto congestion in the neighborhoods where it has already been introduced, and I am certain it will have the same impact in Forest Hills. I strongly support this latest effort to make Queens more bike-friendly.”
