The
Daily News has a story on how one fashion magazine editor who lives uptown is now launching the movement to get Citibike to arrive in Harlem. William Buckley who moved from London to East Harlem has started a campaign through
Change.Org that requests the city to not neglect Harlem in the popular Citibike program that has sprouted all over Manhattan in the past few years but has missed the more northern reaches of the island completely. Queens and Brooklyn are even set to get their own bike stations in the near future but somehow uptown's iconic neighborhood has been left out once more. With all the local residents who want to be less dependent on cars and also the many tourist that visit Harlem, this would make total sense for the city in our opinion. A day after the story went up, 100 signatures have been received and those who want to support this idea should sign here:
LINK
What's disturbing is the Daily News' made-up notion that only "transplants" would want bikeshare in Harlem.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting and linking to the story. I just read the story and signed the petition. It'd be great to have this program in Harlem. It's absolutely ridiculous that they're doing this all over Manhattan below 96th street and in other boroughs but deliberately avoiding Harlem. Our taxes pay for this program too, and there are many Harlem residents who would appreciate and take advantage of access to the bikes.
ReplyDeleteThey might be afraid that many bikes may get stolen in Harlem
ReplyDeletebikeshare is only in midtown and lower manhattan. it's not above 59th street yet. i can't speak for the upper east side, but i know it's not in the upper west side.
ReplyDeleteCitibike is coming to the Upper West Side.
ReplyDeleteWhat are we on the upper west side, chopped liver????
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