CITIBIKE, when are you coming to Astoria?
...If you don't come, I will go get you.
While sleeping over a friends house in Brooklyn, I woke up to a beautiful warm day of the Winter. I couldn't resist but to rent the Citibike located right on the corner of Clinton with Myrtle Avenue.
I rode from Fort Green, crossed the crowded Brooklyn Bridge, passed Chinatown, and went up on second avenue until 59th st,then crossed Queensborough Bridge to Astoria. What a work out, my legs were shot afterwords!
In May of 2013 NYC launched the solar power
citibike stations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. Today, with 330 stations and thousands of bikes, citibike is a fever. Easy to use, the bikes have three gears, reflectors and self powered lights; and bag rack. For only 10$ you can ride the bike for 24 hours and if you are a bike lover you will find cheaper to rent a bike for the year (100$/year) than to buy one. Renters can rent a bike with a credit card from a station and drop off in any station.
Senator Mike Gianares promised in August to bring the blue bikes to Astoria. I say:
WE are on the WAIT!!!!
The sharing bike system will most likely be set in Astoria if members of community(business) support it since it can takes away parking space, restrict emergency access to buildings, and are unsightly. Yet, for most of New Yorkers who don't drive, the system is on handy!
It may reduce traffic contributing for a greener NYC. Don't forget, the bikes also will help to lower down the U.S. obesity average.
Who knows, the biking system will even increase tourism in Astoria! Advantages are endless...
Business owners, don't you love tourists? ;-)
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| CITIBIKE Stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn |
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| Crossing Brooklyn Bridge |
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| Union Square New Years Count Down |
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| Park Avenue South View of Grand Central Station |
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| Astoria (forbidden SIDE WALK ride) |
