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Orphaned "Annie" Citi Bike Spotted In Manhattan
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Jen Carlson
Published Nov 17, 2014
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A red Citi Bike sat in the rain this morning, alone, ostracized from its blue-blooded brethren. Humans gawked, but still chose not to undock the orphaned bike. According to Weather.com, however, the sun will come out the day after tomorrow, so maybe due to the law of supply and demand, someone will be forced to take this one out...
(Photo by AB Moss)
The two-wheeled advertisement is for the upcoming remake of the 1982 classic, which comes out next month. Fifty of the red Annie bikes were rolled out today at the Citi Bike station at Broadway and 17th Street in Union Square, and will be circulating through the system until December 29th, 2014.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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