Bay Ridge pols ask city for shuttle service to 69th St. Pier
BAY RIDGE — The NYC Ferry is proving to be popular in Bay Ridge, where residents line up at the 69th Street Pier weekday mornings to board the vessel to travel to work or school Manhattan.
But the service could also stand some improvement, according to local elected officials, who are calling on the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the agency that oversees the city’s waterfront, to fund a shuttle service that would take passengers to and from the 69th Street pier.
Councilmember Justin Brannan, Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and U.S. Rep. Max Rose wrote a letter to James Patchett, the president and CEO of EDC, to make a formal request for a shuttle service, pointing out that the ride to the pier is needed, especially in view of the fact that a new, express ferry from Bay Ridge to Manhattan is set to be introduced in 2021.