As NYC’s long-delayed bike sharing program pedals closer to its official launch on Tuesday, May 27th, the smartphone app has just gone live. The Citi Bike app, for both iPhone and Android devices, will let riders locate the 330 sharing stations around Manhattan and Brooklyn, including which ones have bikes to borrow or return. The app is built on the Google Maps interface, doubles as a tool for navigating the city, so even if you aren’t enrolled in the Citi Bike program, it’s a useful city map. The Citi Bike app is FREE – search for Citi Bike and look for the Cit Bike map shown here as the app cover. Citi Bike sharing is not free.
Click here for the full NYCOTC posting on how to register for Citi Bike and what it costs.
According to Crain’s New York Business, the Citi Bike app will be integrated soon with The New York Times’ The Scoop app, which provides weekly listings for NYC hotspots and and events. Of course, so does NYC on the Cheap, and you can get the NYC on the Cheap smartphone app for Apple and Android devices. Click here to download NYCOTC on the iTunes store. Click here for NYCOTC on Google Play
photo courtesy Citi Bike
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