South Brooklyn ferry one step closer to launching
The South Brooklyn ferry will be among the first of five new citywide ferry services to launch, according to a project update released by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) on Wednesday, August 12.
The $55-million five-borough ferry service – first announced in February of this year – will take place in two phases. According to NYCEDC, the South Brooklyn, Astoria and Rockaway routes will begin operation in 2017 with the Soundview and Lower East Side routes to follow in 2018.
The South Brooklyn route will have landings at Bay Ridge (via the 69th Street Pier), the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Red Hook, Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 near Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 in DUMBO and Wall Street’s Pier 11.