Are Bird scooters coming to Brooklyn?
Over 30 cities are already using Bird, the dockless, electric, rideshare scooter system that has a new vision for urban transportation. New York City, its streets already flooded with a slew of different transportation options, has resisted jumping on board, until now — maybe.
Thursday morning, Bird sponsored a demonstration in Bedford-Stuyvesant after Councilmember Rafael Espinal (D-37) co-authored an op-ed in the Daily News calling for the birds to land in his borough.
Councilmember Robert Cornegy (D-36) attended the demonstration, excited by the opportunities the affordable scooters (rides start at $1 and cost 15 cents to 20 cents per minute) could offer the residents in his district.