NYC Sets Launch Date for Citi Bike Share

Finally. After years of waiting, the city is rolling out its bike share program on Memorial Day.

The rent-a-bikes will be available first to those who cough up the $95 annual membership fee. The more cautious opting for a daily or weekly membership will have access a week later, on June 2.

Eager beavers take note: if you want to make use of the bikes during opening week, you must sign up for the annual membership by May 17 in order to get your electronic key in time.

Bikes will also be available every few blocks in Manhattan below 59th Street, so they’ll be useful for crosstown jaunts. See a map of all the locations here.

Convinced they're still going to be useful to you? Ok, good. Here are the deets:

-Annual memberships offer unlimited rides of 45 minutes or less and cost $95.

-Daily memberships will be available for $9.95 a day or $25 a week, and allow unlimited rides of 30 minutes or less at no additional cost.

-Longer rides cost more in both plans, but are cheaper with the annual membership.

See the Citi Bike site to sign up and see pricing details.