Over the past 20 years, a trip on the ferries Staten Island Ferry for those who climbed them on foot was free. But this practice may come to an end, at least for tourists.
Mayor bill de Blasio told the newspaper amNewYork Monday that he would like to make the trip for the tourists paid. De Blasio will address in office of management and budget to study the issue, and said what results can be achieved.
Shortly after taking office in 2014, de Blasio presented the idea to the public. In the same year, the Independent budget office of the city sent a report to the head of Staten island, James Oddo, detailing the tourist rate and the principle of its action. Analysts estimate that the tolls, the city in the amount of $ 4 will Supplement the budget of new York almost $ 2.4 million per year.
The report also covers installation costs and maintenance of the system of levying tolls on a 15-year period. Purchase and installation of equipment, namely, machines for selling tickets and turnstiles, will cost 5.1 million dollars, and the system will cost several millions a year.
And, despite the fact that the fare could help the city earn a few million a year, the implementation of this step can cause many problems with logistics, starting with increasing the time of planting to evidence of the fact that the passenger is not a tourist.
