City ferry service Citywide Ferry replaced the siren used, new, with a lower sound, in response to the protests of residents of the embankment. The authorities constantly received complaints that the poignant sound of the ferry horns often wakes them up at any time of the day or night.
According to Joshua Noller, representative of the transport company, the new sirens have already started to use this weekend.
Marios Koufaris, a resident of the waterfront of Williamsburg, describes the shrill sounds produced by the ferry horns as something designed to cause panic. New siren he likes more, as she doesn’t Wake anyone in the morning.
City ferry service, launched in may, average weekday carries from 8 000 to 12 000 passengers.
Ferries are more popularthan expected. Despite the fact that it is rather good news, a large flow of passengers, sometimes causes long lines, overcrowded ferries, and delays. Mayor bill de Blasio plans to correct the situation by adding to the end of the year more ferries.
As of Thursday ferry service Citywide Ferry already carried 500,000 passengers since its launch – this index economic development Corporation of the city expected to reach only the end of July.
