1.6 million NYC SNAP recipients can now get low-cost Citi Bike rides
In time for L-train shutdown
New York City officials took a bicycle ride to Bedford-Stuyvesant last week to announce that SNAP (food stamps) recipients are now eligible to ride Citi Bikes for just $5 a month.
Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said the discount “helps to address Mayor [Bill] de Blasio’s goals for a more equitable city.”
There are roughly 1.6 million New York City residents receiving SNAP benefits. (NYCH residents are also eligible for the perk.)
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Trottenberg were among those taking the ride to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation on Fulton Street to make the announcement.