NYC Ferry proposes route changes that would connect Brooklyn and Staten Island
NYC FERRY offers a new itinerary card that would link Staten Island and Brooklyn and extend the South Brooklyn service to Manhattan, among other changes.
The proposed routes should be announced on Monday, launching a period of public feedback led by the city of economic development of the city – which controls the ferry network and contracts its operations. Road changes should not come into force before winter.
The Economic Development Corp. has already brought adjustments to the suburban service, trying an express route from Brooklyn to Manhattan – but Monday’s proposal marks the first potential overhaul of the system since the start of operations in 2017.
“NYC FERRY takes a fresh and holistic look through the system and offers a complete reconfiguration of routes to improve the rider’s experience, solve known problems and ensure that NYC FERRY is a pillar on our sailors for the coming years,” said James Wong, Executive Director of NYC Ferry, in a press release.
“This map of the proposed modifications is based on years of feedback from horsemen and operational analysis, and will be a strong starting point while we continue to solicit the comments of our runners and prepare for this next chapter.”
The new card offered would add Bay Ridge’s stops for the first time, Atlantic Ave. and Wall St.
The proposal also moves the Southern Brooklyn route to the north, adding a stop at 34th St. Landing in Manhattan, but withdrawing the service to Sunset Park and Bay Ridge on this line.
East River’s route would be divided into two, effectively directing the jump window in the side of Brooklyn and Queens of the river. The SoundView and Rockaways lines would be combined, with a route ranging from Rockaways to Queens to Ferry Point Park in Throgs Neck, the Bronx.
But before modifications were made, said a spokesperson for the economic development economy, the city will administer a survey of Ferry Riders this summer, to request comments on the proposed map.
The officials said that a final version of the new card would be published in September, with changes in force this winter.
New York Ferry is operated by Hornblower, a company based in San Francisco whose contract with Economic Development Corp. was renewed in 2023.
