Power, changed the ferry route Soundview

Power, changed the ferry route Soundview

City officials changed the planned ferry route to the Bronx, to make it more convenient and safe for passengers who decide to travel along the East river.

Route Soundview will now include the station on 34th Street, which will replace the stop at 62nd Street. About it the newspaper amNewYork on Tuesday said the economic development Corporation of the city. According to her press Secretary, Stephanie Baez, the launch of this route will take place in the summer of 2018, and the decision to change it, now was made after an opinion was expressed by officials responsible for the operation of the ports.

Power, changed the ferry route Soundview

«Although we are removing this station on the route Soundview for security reasons, we add an additional stop at 34th street to provide passengers easier access to the city centre».

It was originally planned that the Soundview route will begin at the station Clason Point, next stop the ferry will be done at the stations East 90th Street, 62nd Street and Wall Street/Pier 11. But the engineers of the US army and the US Coast guard expressed concern about the fact that the narrow channel between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island on 62nd Street is not the safest place for the movement of passenger ferries, as there are often barges go, and the ferries would have to maneuver a K-turn for entry and exit from the docks. In addition, if there to build a station for passengers, it will create the risk of vessel collisions.

The new station will be another significant plus — stop will make life easier for passengers who work in the city centre or wish to change on the ferry the other way on 34th Street service NYC Ferry offers a free Shuttle bus to move between their stations. Thus, passengers from the Bronx will be able to save 23 minutes on their way to Astoria or long island city in Queens and 22 minutes, heading to Greenpoint in Brooklyn.

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