Citi Bike will begin installing stations in Bushwick in Brooklyn and Ridgewood in Queens next week, the company announced on Wednesday.
In total, the two neighborhoods will get 85 new stations of the bulky blue rental bikes, on top of a handful installed earlier this year ahead of the now-canceled L train shutdown.
The eastward expansion is the first step in Citi Bike’s plan to triple its fleet to 40,000 bikes and double its coverage area, which is currently limited to Manhattan up to 130th Street and sections of Brooklyn and Queens near the East River.
Up next: Manhattan up to 155th Street, and the Bronx Community Board 1 district, which covers the South Bronx neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris.
Citi Bike annual membership grew to 154,830 this year, an increase of 211 percent since 2015. The Lyft-owned bike-share provider recently topped 90,000 rides in a single day for the first time ever.
“Citi Bike is regularly shattering ridership records, as more New Yorkers and visitors alike discover what is, hands down, one of the most fun, healthiest, and sustainable ways to get around the city,” city Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said in a statement. “We are very excited about this latest development and cannot wait to add more new neighborhoods in 2020 and beyond.”