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The city launched a new ferry landing in the Bronx Tuesday, adding one stop to the Soundview ferry route. The new dock is located in Throgs Neck at Ferry Point Park, which will become the new terminal stop, with the next pick up points at Soundview, East 90th Street, 34th Street, and Stuyvesant Cove before the final stop in Lower Manhattan at Pier 11 near Wall Street.
The city estimates the entire “one-seat” commute, end-to-end, should take about an hour.
Traveling from Throgs Neck to Wall Street by bus and/or train would take about an hour-and-a-half and cost the same as the ferry at $2.75.
Ferries run every 40 minutes during peak rush hour, and every hour at off-peak times. During the winter, on weekends, it runs every 75 minutes.
In Mayor Bill de Blasio’s final year in office he added a ferry route to Staten Island, which connects St. George to Battery Park—a route already serviced by the Staten Island Ferry— but was unable to build a new ferry landing to Coney Island, which is still planned for 2022, or start daily service year-round to Governors Island (Governors Island service is only on the weekends now).
“This community deserves this. This community deserves to be more connected, and the ferry allows that to happen in an incredible way,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. ”Let’s go farther, let’s build a ferry system that reaches every corner of the city.”
It reminds me of Mayor Bloomberg's parting gift of the Hudson Yards subway station.
That’s not even close to being in the same universe in terms of importance and usefulness. Hudson Yards is turning into 20+ million square feet of office, residential, retail space with lots of attractions for visitors and contributing billions to NYC’s economy. The 7 line extension has paid for itself already.
Yes! That ferry would be perfect for Throggs Neck, with a direct route for those who work in Lower Manhattan.
Throggs Neck is remote and public transportation-deficient.
I am talking about in terms of actual numbers. Is there more people in Throgs Neck that needs to go to Lower Manhattan than say College Point or Sheepshead Bay? Your statement would literally apply for every community but that doesn’t mean a ferry is economically feasible for every community.
The city is built on an archipelago but let's shun the idea of expanding water transit
It might work for point-to-point trips but it can't match the capacity of a single subway train and can't service multiple stops in an efficient manner. I was supportive of the NYC Ferry when it launched a few years ago, but I have not yet seen its transformative effects.
I've taken the ferry in Soundview, always nearly empty. I think this will be similar.
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