Citi Bike coming to Bay Ridge, Kensington, Brownsville and East New York next fall

December 16, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Electric Citi Bikes are seen coated in snow in Prospect Park in March 2019. Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP

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Beginning in the fall of 2025, Citi Bike service will expand its service to Bay Ridge, Kensington, Brownsville and East New York, as well as Norwood and Riverdale in The Bronx, and the area west of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, Lyft, the owner of Citi Bike, announced recently.

Additionally, this expansion will add more docks in some of the system’s busiest existing areas, such as Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Park Slope.

Citi Bike launched in 2013 with stations in Manhattan south of 59th Street and in Brooklyn north of Atlantic Avenue and west of Nostrand Avenue. Since then, the popular system has grown steadily. In Brooklyn, Citi Bike most recently expanded to the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park in early 2023, an event covered by the Eagle.

“Citi Bike is more popular than ever because it’s convenient, sustainable, and a quick way to get around. Bike share has become an integral part of our transportation landscape, and this expansion will bring this great service to even more communities,” said New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.

A map of areas served by Citi Bike. The dark blue areas represent areas that are slated to open next fall. Photo courtesy of Mayor’s Office

“This is about giving New Yorkers more ways to quickly and safely get where they need to go,” said State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who represents Western Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge. “Expanding Citi Bike 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.”

“It’s been astounding to see Citi Bike grow from an idea into a critical part of New York City’s transportation network, now supporting over 1.6 million unique riders on their 44 million journeys this year,” said Caroline Samponaro, vice president of external affairs for Lyft Urban Solutions.

The 2025 expansion will add more than 250 new stations and will bring 2,900 new bikes into service, about half of which will be electric bicycles.

Citi Bike is now the largest bike share program in the world outside of China, according to the Mayor’s Office. As the program has expanded, it’s become the fastest-growing transportation network in the city’s history, with over 246 million all-time rides. Lyft and the city have doubled the system’s number of stations from 1,000 in August 2020 to 2,150 in November 2024.

In October 2024, the system set a monthly record with more than 5.1 million rides, up 143% compared to October 2019. A record-breaking 193,645 Citi Bike rides took place on September 20, 2024. Citi Bike trips represent approximately 39% of the total estimated cycling trips within the Citi Bike service area, based on East River Bridge statistics.