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Old 05-20-2017, 09:43 PM
 
Location: In the heights
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Have you even been around Coney? The area is very inconvenient to shuttle people to and from this tiny strait area.
It could work, but not as an additional to the Rockaways. The proposed Coney Island to Stapleton to Wall St and perhaps beyond is doable as it mostly follows straight line paths over the water and it could then likely use the less expensive ships the East River Ferry uses that aren't the open water capable ones that the Rockaway has to use. That being said, it's still a pretty hard sell given the number of subway lines that go there. The primary advantage of that route is that there's potential to give Staten Islanders a more direct route over and the joy of taking a boat.

For my money, I think I'd rather go with what was said in a previous thread of running B express trains on weekends (at least during peak season, but preferably alll year unless late night) and having the crossover for the tracks made closer to the Ocean Parkway station to allow the B train to run into that station at any time it's running, and leave any ferry service there to private business if they find it profitable enough for seasonal runs.
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Old 05-20-2017, 09:57 PM
 
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How could it work, have you seen the traffic on a normal day in/out of Coney Island? Are you trying to serve only people that live there? It's basically a tiny Manhattan with one bridge to the mainland. It would work for people that live there and even that is gonna be hated by the residents there with people parking all over their blocks.
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Old 05-21-2017, 06:05 AM
 
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How could it work, have you seen the traffic on a normal day in/out of Coney Island? Are you trying to serve only people that live there? It's basically a tiny Manhattan with one bridge to the mainland. It would work for people that live there and even that is gonna be hated by the residents there with people parking all over their blocks.
Well, yea. Pretty much how the East River Ferry works. I don't think it's the best expenditure of funds, especially off-season, but there's a set of people it'd serve. The only major advantage it has over the Rockaway Ferry which was deemed worth it is that it's a stop that's pretty close to tourist attractions which means the reverse commute boats might also be well-attended during certain seasons.
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Old 05-22-2017, 08:27 AM
 
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As long as we are talking pie-in-the-sky, how about a ferry from the Upper East Side to Cherry Grove and then The Pines?
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Old 05-22-2017, 08:41 AM
 
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As long as we are talking pie-in-the-sky, how about a ferry from the Upper East Side to Cherry Grove and then The Pines?
How about a space elevator to Mars?
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Old 05-23-2017, 09:04 AM
 
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How about a space elevator to Mars?

Naaahhh, I don't want to go to Mars.
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Old 07-15-2017, 03:49 PM
 
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Hey all,

The Coney Island Creek area can easily accommodate a ferry dock. From pier 11 to Coney Island it would only take 29 minutes. From Coney Island Creek to the amusement district it is a mere 3 blocks. I see a potential route being Pier 11 directly to Coney Island and then to Canarsie.

We in Coney have a petition, feel free to glance over it. Sign it if you agree and if you can pass it along to others.
https://www.change.org/p/bill-de-bla...-ferry-service
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