Adams renews call for city ferry service to Coney Island

December 13, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Eric Adams. Photo courtesy of Borough President’s office

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At a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) hearing yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams renewed his call for the city to expand ferry service to Coney Island.

He made his comments in connection with his approval of an application to rezone parts of a block bordered by Mermaid and Neptune avenues at West 29th Street. The proposal would facilitate the building of Harbour Houses, a development of 153 affordable housing units.

“It’s time to fully utilize Brooklyn’s waterways and expand NYC Ferry service to the transit-challenged community of Coney Island,” Adams said. “I have long advocated for the construction of a dedicated ferry dock along Coney Island Creek, and the popularity of our citywide ferry network is proof positive that this investment would be sound and successful.”

Adams also asked the city Department of City Planning to draft a zoning amendment to facilitate increased parking in Coney Island outside the commuter transit zone. Local residents have long reported on the strain that the neighborhood’s popularity as a tourist attraction has placed on the area as a whole.