Apr. 1, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The city’s Economic Development Corporation has shut down a free shuttle bus service for commuters heading to and from the 34th Street ferry landing, citing low ridership but rankling some riders. The quasi-public agency overseeing NYC Ferry quietly announced the shuttle bus’s discontinuance on March 14, noting that…
June 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The city is nearing the completion of a study that seeks to examine alternative sites for a new ferry terminal at Hunter Points South Park, which will replace the existing station. The NYC Economic Development Corp., which oversees the city’s ferry routes, said it is considering the feasibility of… Read more »
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld NYC Ferry, the city’s marine transit system, saw its highest-ever ridership in the first quarter in 2023 — clocking just over a million passengers on its vessels in the year’s first 13 weeks. The reported ridership is more than 20% higher than the second-place winter quarter — the…