Teen who claims Citibike was stolen by woman says he was re-docking it briefly ... trends now

A high school senior who claimed his Citibike was stolen by a pregnant hospital worker in a now viral video says he rode the same bike from the Bronx and was redocking it briefly to avoid higher fees. 

Speaking to Newsone, the teenager known only as Michael, has said that he due to higher fees after using CitiBike for over 45 minutes he had docked his bike to reset the clock moments and was standing by the bike before his exchange with Sarah Comrie, 36.

The two had been caught on video, which went viral, battling it out over the ownership of a New York City Citibike.  

Comrie's lawyer claims that her receipts prove she had booked the bike at 7:24pm, and that she was physically pushed into the docking station to block her from taking it at 7:25pm.

Michael's receipts don't dispute she had booked the bike. He had pulled up to the hospital docking station at 7:19pm and locked the bike in for five minutes before Comrie appeared. 

But he claims the fact he was standing by the bike before intending to book it out again makes him the 'rightful owner' at the time Comrie booked it. 

Due to his family receiving benefits, he gets a discount on Citi Bike rides but after 45 minutes the rate on the bikes increases. 

In order to avoid the high charge he frequently stops his rides and resets the clock by re-docking the bike. 

Speaking to Newsone, Michael said: 'I use the bikes to get to and from school. If I’m traveling anywhere in the city, even if it’s from here to Brooklyn, my first option is Citi Bike.

'It’s my preferred mode of transport. It’s like my car. I can’t say that all of this is not affecting me.'

On the day of the incident, May 12th, Michael and four other teenagers rode bikes from the Bronx to Harlem at 5:53pm , then to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. 

Receipts shared on Newsone show his travel from his native Bronx to Harlem, and then from Harlem to the Lowest East Side, stopping outside the Bellevue. 

Receipts also show that he had pulled up to the hospital at 7:19pm, with Comrie's receipt showing she had started to use the bike at 7:24pm, before docking it a minute later after their dispute.

At 7:25pm Michael then started using the bike, his receipt shows, and finished his trip at 7:31pm when he redocked it again outside the hospital, blocking anyone else from using it.

He insists that they never left the bikes unattended and that four of his friends had been sitting on their bikes as they rested but he was standing next to his. 

Sarah Jane Comrie, 36, approached their group and after asking other

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