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Citi Bike costs jump again after summer price hike – and owner Lyft’s push for NYC congestion pricing
January 6, 2025 | 6:01pmLyft boosted its Citi Bike prices Monday -- just as they're set to make a killing off of congestion pricing they lobbied for. The bike rental service made the decision...
NYC e-bikes, scooters may soon need license plates, registration after 46 deadly crashes in 5 years
December 11, 2024 | 6:21pmThis bill has a ticket to ride. The City Council is mulling a law that would require license plates and registration for electric bikes and scooters -- after 47 people...
Teen sues Citi Bike for $15M over brake-related crash that broke jaw
November 16, 2024 | 11:02amAkera Williams, of Trinidad, was riding along Eastern Parkway on the approach to Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights on Aug. 15 when she was hurt.
Bicycle-riding bandit knocks out, robs man on NYC street in broad daylight attack
August 23, 2024 | 11:32pmThe assailant rode the Citi Bike up to his victim and whacked him on the right side of the head, rendering him unconscious.
G-Whiz! Longer, pricier commutes for some straphangers during G train shutdown
July 14, 2024 | 3:29pmBuckle up, Brooklyn commuters: it’s going to be a longer, warmer and more expensive ride for some this summer. The infamous G train summer shutdown slated to modernize Depression-era signals...
Citi Bike snatcher rides 38 miles around NYC, charging $80 to user's account
July 13, 2024 | 12:04pmA NYC man had his e-bike rental snatched up by an opportunistic peddler who cruised nearly 40 miles around Manhattan for six long hours on his dime.
Drive-by shooter kills man, crashes car and then steals Citi Bike to pedal away: sources
July 3, 2024 | 6:55pmThe suspect was driving a white Honda through the intersection of West 118th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard when the motorist suddenly opened fire toward a group gathered at the...
Ed Sheeran belts hit song while riding Citi Bike through Brooklyn ahead of 'X' anniversary concert
May 22, 2024 | 4:59pmThe 33-year-old pop star — in town to play an anniversary show for his album "X" at the Barclays Center Wednesday — shared footage of himself and friends harmonizing as they rode...
Video shows man brutally kicking and beating Orthodox Jewish kids playing on NYC sidewalk
May 16, 2024 | 2:42pmNow the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating whether the Sunday night attack -- which saw the man kicking and stomping on one of the youngsters -- was an...
Hundreds of bicyclists are blessed at NYC church ahead of 5 Boro Bike Tour on Sunday
May 4, 2024 | 5:25pmHundreds of bicyclists packed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Saturday morning to have their rides blessed before they embark on a 40-mile journey through the city for the...
Bicyclist's life saved by smartwatch — it automatically called 911 after horrific crash: 'Apple thinks of everything'
April 17, 2024 | 3:42pmApple's digital guardian angel has come to the rescue again.
Citi Bike-riding thief menaces Central Park, targets 4 victims in just under an hour: cops
February 26, 2024 | 2:53pmIn one case, a 36-year-old woman was walking on the East Drive near East 109th Street when a male suspect confronted her, snarling, “I rob people for a living,” cops...
Good riddance scooters — but e-bikes in NYC are about to get even worse
November 6, 2023 | 6:29pmThousands of more Citi e-bikes are set to hit city streets by the end of next year.
E-cycles are faster, heavier and more deadly: As death toll shows, it's time to end them
September 24, 2023 | 10:32pmEarly this month, after more than 10 years of operation, New York’s Citi Bike bicycle-share program marked a grim milestone: the first-ever death of a pedestrian hit by a Citi...
Watch as stunt cyclist balances couch on his head in busy NYC streets
August 3, 2023 | 4:10pmThe Brooklyn-based trick bicyclist specializes in riding while balancing various improbable objects, including basketballs, garbage cans and even flat-screen TVs.
Lyft may dump Citi Bikes, scooters in cost-cutting shakeup: report
July 24, 2023 | 12:38pmLyft is looking to either sell its fleet of 68,000 bikes and scooters or partner with an investor who can fund the division in CEO David Risher's latest effort to...
16-year-old boy shot, wounded by gunman on Citi Bike: cops
July 18, 2023 | 12:06pmThe shooter, who was riding one of the Citi Bikes, opened fire, striking the victim in the chest and leg, police said.
Teen shares his version of Citi Bike feud with pregnant NYC hospital worker
May 31, 2023 | 9:57amThe teenager at the center of the Manhattan Citi Bike feud offered his side of the story about the rental that sparked a confrontation with a pregnant hospital worker.
NYC hospital worker 'in hiding' after viral Citi Bike feud: lawyer
May 19, 2023 | 6:50pmThe Manhattan hospital worker embroiled in a fight over a Citi Bike with a young black man is “in hiding” because of death threats -- as her career hangs in...
NYC hospital worker in viral Citi Bike fight ID'd as family sets up GoFundMe to 'save livelihood and reputation'
May 18, 2023 | 9:57pmSarah Comrie "does not wish to become a cause celebre, but the legal bills to save her livelihood and her reputation obviously are mounting,” the fundraiser stated.