Service provider officially announced for citywide ferry expansion
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday, March 16 that Hornblower, Inc. will indeed be the service provider behind the city’s $55 million five-borough ferry service.
Hornblower – a San-Francisco based company that currently employs more than 450 people in the New York area – has operated in the New York Harbor for a decade and carries 13 million passengers every year, more than any other private ferry service on the city’s waterways.
According to de Blasio, the expansion will generate at least 155 new, good-paying jobs in the harbor and, as part of the service, Hornblower will be delivering at least 18 new boats – all of which will be equipped with WiFi and engines that meet the highest EPA standards.