May 4, 2009

Free bike rental in Lower Manhattan to start May 13

Starting May 13, you’ll be able to borrow a bike for free in Lower Manhattan for up to two and a half hours through a program launched by the Downtown Alliance.

The bikes will be available at the South Street Seaport and can be returned at four locations in Manhattan, according to the Daily News. A credit card will be required as a gaurante, the paper reports.

Starting May 12, you’ll be able to reserve a bike in advance at downtownny.com/bikearound.

There will be several other ways to borrow free bikes in New York this summer:

Free Bike Friday will return to Governors Island from June 5 to October 9 through a program sponsored by Bike and Roll.

As part of the NY400 celebrations, the Dutch government gave the city 200 orange bikes. The will be “made available to the public at a number of times throughout the year: a special bike sharing event Sept. 8-12; the New Island Festival on Governors Island Sept. 10-20; and the start of New York’s Harbor District on Sept 13,” according to the New York Times.

The Bowery and Maritime hotels offer free bikes for their guests.

Related: May is Bike Month in New York City
Official Free 2009 NYC Cycling Maps

May 4, 2009 9:35 AM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Kids, Transportology

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