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Ferry Good News: First Electric Boat to Governors Island to Launch Next Year
Battery-powered ferry service is coming next year between Lower Manhattan and Governors Island. And the city wants you to name the electric boat.
March 29, 2023
FERRY INTERESTING: Mayor Adams Raises Base Fare on City’s Boats
The city will raise the base fare on the NYC Ferry system by nearly 50 percent, but in doing so, Adams said he would shore up the service and make it more equitable with reduced fares for low-income residents.
July 14, 2022
Comptroller Lander: Ferry System Needs Pricing that Soaks Casual Users and Protects Commuters
Now, sit right back and you'll hear a tale ... a tale of a highly subsidized ferry system that can be saved.
July 7, 2022
Behold! Your New LaGuardia Airport Transit Options (Including One Old One)
Considering these five light rail routes, five bus routes, two subway extensions, one ferry service and, alarmingly, "other emerging technologies" to get travelers to and from the Queens airport.
March 3, 2022
Real Estate Snafu Sinks NYC Ferry Service in Greenpoint
Greenpoint has lost ferry service for three days and counting after the city was seemingly caught unaware about the sale of the India Street dock.
October 19, 2020
DOT Lost Millions in Federal Funds for Staten Island Ferry
The city blames the feds. The feds blame the city. But the bottom line? We lost out on more than $2 million in funding to make a Staten Island Ferry boat cleaner.
May 15, 2020
De Blasio’s Ignorance of NYC’s Bus Crisis Shines Through at His Umpteenth Ferry Announcement
The mayor doesn't seem to know or care how he can reverse the dramatic decline of NYC bus service.
May 3, 2018
De Blasio Could Help Many More New Yorkers With Bus Upgrades and Bike-Share Expansion Than With Ferry Subsidies
NYC bus ridership is in free fall, and Mayor de Blasio, who manages the city's streets, is the man who can fix it. Unfortunately, de Blasio's transportation priorities lie elsewhere. You can tell by looking at where the money goes.
March 1, 2018
De Blasio Launches $325 Million Ferry Service While Poor New Yorkers Struggle to Afford MetroCards
Yesterday the mayor emphasized that the prices for single ferry rides and monthly passes are equivalent to those of single-ride and monthly MetroCards. But ferry riders hoping to connect to other points in the city will have to pay twice - for the boat ride, and again for the subway or bus. And most stops are in neighborhoods where the annual income is above the citywide average.
May 1, 2017
RPA: Growing Outer Boroughs Need New Generation of Transit Investment
With the boroughs outside Manhattan adding people and jobs faster than the city core, New York needs to reorient its transit priorities, argues the Regional Plan Association in a new report. The authors warn that increasing travel in the other boroughs will strain the local bus system and lead more people to drive, causing more traffic congestion and imposing the burden of car ownership on more low- and middle-income New Yorkers.
February 11, 2015