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Citi Bike Debuts in New York City!

SF editor's note: With Bay Area Bike-Share set to launch in August, this new Streetfilm documenting New York City's bike-share launch yesterday gives us a preview of what's to come. Details about Bay Area Bike-Share will be unveiled at an SFMTA open house this Thursday.

Memorial Day 2013 marked a milestone in NYC transportation history: the debut of the city's bike-share system, Citi Bike. At 330 stations, 6,000 bikes (of a planned 10,000) were available to more than 13,000 members who signed up for a yearly pass -- and many of them couldn't wait to hit the streets!

The press conference at City Hall was a media frenzy. Hundreds of reporters and cameras were on hand to watch Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan ring in the launch. Streetfilms was there at this historic moment and put together this fun four-minute film.

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