This summer, the Lower East Side Girls Club's design class collaborated on unique posters for Citi Bike! We spoke to them and learned what inspired their amazing designs:
This summer, the Lower East Side Girls Club's design class collaborated on unique posters for Citi Bike! We spoke to them and learned what inspired their amazing designs:
Jerrell is a sophomore at the University of Rochester majoring in political science and urban development. This summer, he was a fellow at Bed-Stuy Restoration where he was introduced to Citi Bike by Tracey Capers, EVP for Restoration, who has been the driving force of the Better Bike Share Partnership.
Please join us in welcoming Healthfirst to the bike share family! Together, we’re making Citi Bike more equitable and affordable for New Yorkers. This sponsorship is the single largest commitment to bike share equity initiatives in North America!
This spring we partnered with the talented young women at The Lower Eastside Girls Club to produce a short film emphasizing the overall benefits of biking and Citi Bike.
Say hello to Tony, a Baltimore native who joined Citi Bike last fall. Tony was debating for two years whether he should purchase his own bike and start cycling here in NYC. Our expansion to East Harlem this past fall was the final push he needed to get back in the saddle again and start cycling in the city.
After a long career in market research, Citi Bike founding member Art (short for Arthur) is happily retired. Now he gets to devote his time to the things he’s really passionate about- poetry and pedaling around the city.
Three years ago today, Robert and his partner of over 30 years, Jeff, used Citi Bike to take their favorite ride across the Brooklyn Bridge to get married at Brooklyn Boro Hall! Robert still remembers it vividly,
London native Stephen Carlile is a quadruple threat: he sings, he dances, he acts, and he Citi Bikes to work! You probably don’t recognize him without his costume on– Stephen plays Scar in Broadway’s iconic hit musical The Lion King. Every morning he bikes from his Hell’s Kitchen apartment, docks by a coffee shop near the Minskoff Theatre, and picks up a couple coffees for the show’s makeup artist and for himself. Read more about why Stephen ditched taxis for Citi Bike and his favorite places to ride below.
One of the #WomenWhoBike and an Army veteran, Deidre is one of our drivers and rebalancers. Read more about how she transitioned from life in the military to life in the big apple below.
Meet Kevin, a former Navy Flight Engineer (is that Danger Zone playing?). The skills he learned in the U.S. Navy have been a huge asset to him in the various teams he has worked with at Citi Bike, from expansion to station technician.