Why I-Hsing Rides
I met I-Hsing on her morning commute from the South Street Seaport area, where she'd dropped off her kids at school, to her job near Bryant Park. She was riding a Citi Bike to work for the first time. In fact, as a non-bike owner, she was riding any kind of bike to work for the first time. In the past few years, her cycling in New York City has been limited to a few day trips to Governors' Island and the like on rented bikes.
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