May 31, 2013 Christina Scarlett smartercities: Citi Bike Share Program Launches With 6,000 Bikes Across New York City | HuffPost The privately financed program – called Citi Bike, after lead sponsor Citigroup Inc. – kicked off with 6,000 bikes at more than 300 stations. Plans call for expanding it to 10,000 bikes docked at 600 places in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Riders now can unlock the three-gear, cruising-style bikes from any station, take them for 45-minute rides and return them to any rack. Finallyyyyy