Citi Bike expansion reaches East New York and Brownsville, drawing mixed reactions from residents

More bikes, more docking stations, and a promise from the mayor of another way to get around the city for neighbors in areas like East New York and Brownsville. It's a good thing, you know, because if I don't have a bike, I ain't gonna take a city bike and ride it around. The bike share system owned by Lyft is adding more than 230 stations in seven neighborhoods across the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. But so far, some residents say from what they're seeing, the bikes aren't exactly flying off the racks. As anything else, you know, change takes time, and I think they should just give it a little time and see if the people will utilize it. There's also questions about how the service is regulated. I've seen them just leave the bike here, even down where I live. And I thought, OK, if you pay for a bike, you got to lock them back into a station. Now it's just a free-for-all. While most agree that it's a good thing for everyone to have some sort of access to these city bikes, how much it costs to ride one is a whole other conversation. It's even a ride this bike to get me to work. But if I get to work, then I can use this $25 to feed myself. That's a steep price, but it's not too bad. I mean, everybody got all business to make a profit. So that's what it is. According to Lyft, a single ride cost about $5 for up to 30 minutes on a classic bike. A day pass is $25 and an additional 41 cents per minute after the first 30. But for members, that's a base of $239 a year. Still, the city says 62% of New Yorkers will now live within the service area. Morgan Scott, News 12.