Ferry service to return, on temporary basis, during R train disruptions
Ahoy!
Just as the changes on the R train were poised to go into effect – stopping direct travel between Brooklyn and Manhattan on the line for a whopping 14 months – news has come that the city will be adding the pier at 58th Street in Sunset Park’s Brooklyn Army Terminal to the Rockaway ferry route to aid commuters scrambling to find a new way to get to work.
The weekday service, which is operated by Seastreak, will run hourly. It will cost $2 in each direction, and will link southwest Brooklyn with Wall Street and 34th Street. It is set to begin on Monday, August 5, at 6:20 a.m., and will continue, as of now, through Labor Day.