New York City or New York Citi?

New York City, always busy always moving might have found a new adventure for everyone. Citi Bikes is now the talk of the big apple! A program Sponsored by Citi Bank that provides bikes all over Manhattan for city friends to use 24 hours everyday of the week. Make your commute less boring, make your visit less planned, grab a bike and let the peddaling take you around New York Citi. 

Citi bikes are available anywhere from East Village to the Financial District and even to Brooklyn Heights. These stations are located everywhere in between these parts of the city. All you have to do is pay a fee, $10 for a 24 day pass, or pay a low monthly fee to access whenever and wherever you go. Once you unlock the bike you have as many hours as you paid for to put it in good use. 

Why you ask? Why not! Instead of  paying for an overly expensive cab ride (with not to mention uncomfortable bumpy ride) while sitting in traffic, take your bike and make the city views bolder and brighter. Besdies the amazing views you get front row, or should I say bike row seat, you have access to grab a bike and put them back at stations almost at every corner. Don't forget about the amazing workout you get going from point A to point B. 

My Experience

I have to admit, I am probably the worst New Yorker. It took me until this year to actually go out and find some awesome cool adventure out in NYC ,like the ones that are usually reccomended on the Travel Channel or in those super thick tourist guides that fold into a tiny brochure but when you open it you can't even hold the thing because it's so wide. Well yea, I fortunetly didn't use any of these as my guide. I was actually taking one of my friends who came to visit me in NY out for a stroll in the city. My typical stroll? from Grand Central to Times Square into all the stores on the strip, Forever 21, Sephora, American Eagle.. you name it. Then afterwards 5th ave, and if we're not to lazy possibly Central Park (is that bad?) I mean I'm a New Yorker you would think I know the city pretty well, but all I know is the basics. We saw so many people on these bright blue bikes with the Citi Bike logo on them, that would ride around with their little bells, ringing them to warn us walkers they were coming through. So obviously we were curious, we asked around and they told us that there was a station where we could rent these cool rides. Needless to say, 10 minutes later we were on our way peddling through the entire city, I kid you not. These bikes had Apps that we were able to download on our phones to show us the routes in which we could ride to. We ended up biking all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge (A sight I've never been to until now) then after that brethtaking stroll, we rode around in style through SoHo stopping at times to take in gorgeous NY. Although this wasn't a planned out tour of the city, these bikes made it feel like it. I was my own tourist, not only did I see new views but I also found that these bikes are actually super helpful for usual commuters in the city. There are so many ways that these bikes could benefit people of New York. Grab a bike, have some fun, and let the bike do the talking.