NYC Ferry is proposing a brand new route map that might join Staten Island and Brooklyn and lengthen South Brooklyn service to Manhattan, amongst different adjustments.
The proposed routes are attributable to be introduced Monday, kicking off a public suggestions interval carried out by the town’s Financial Growth Corp. — which controls the ferry community and contracts out its operations. Any route adjustments aren’t anticipated to enter impact till the winter.
Proposed up to date map for NYC Ferry
The Financial Growth Corp. has made tweaks to the commuter service earlier than, making an attempt out an categorical route from Brooklyn to Manhattan — however Monday’s proposal marks the primary potential overhaul of the system since operations started in 2017.
“NYC Ferry is taking a fresh, holistic look across the system and proposing a comprehensive reconfiguration of routes to improve rider experience, fix known issues, and ensure NYC Ferry is a mainstay on our waterways for years to come,” James Wong, govt director of NYC Ferry, stated in an announcement.
“This map of proposed changes is based on years of rider feedback and operational analysis, and will be a strong starting point as we continue to solicit input from our riders and prepare for this next chapter.”
The proposed new map would add Bay Ridge, Atlantic Ave. and Wall St. stops to the St. George route, connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island for the primary time.
The proposal additionally shifts the South Brooklyn route northward, including a cease on the thirty fourth St. touchdown in Manhattan however eradicating service to Sundown Park and Bay Ridge on that line.
The East River Route can be cut up into two, successfully working skip-stop service up the Brooklyn and Queens aspect of the river. The Soundview and Rockaways traces can be mixed, with one route working from the Rockaways in Queens all the way in which as much as Ferry Level Park in Throgs Neck, the Bronx.
However earlier than any adjustments are made last, an Financial Growth Corp. spokesman stated, the town can be administering a survey of ferry riders this summer season, searching for suggestions on the proposed map.
Officers stated a last model of the brand new map can be launched in September, with adjustments going into impact this winter.
The NYC Ferry is operated by Hornblower, a San Francisco-based agency whose contract with the Financial Growth Corp. was renewed in 2023.
