Since its launch may 1, the new urban ferry service runs quite well, taking advantage of the popularity among the passengers. Although the ferries were not full sameday other modes of transport for the vast majority of passengers in the city, they have made travel on the waterways of new York more accessible and delightful — the ferry only costs $2,75, and each of the new boats boasts its own bar serving beer and wine.
Next week ferry service is launching a new route, which connects Astoria in Queens with wall street. The trip will take 47 minutes, given stops on Roosevelt Island, Long Island City and East 34th Street. The new line is expected to be launched on Tuesday, August 29, becoming the fourth route of the new York ferry service, joining the routes Rockaway, South Brooklyn and the East River. Next summer the city will get two routes, the first station which will be located in the Lower East side and Soundview in the Bronx.
Unlike subways and buses, ferries NYC Ferry not operated by the MTA. Service in charge of the city authorities, and mayor bill de Blasio is one of its main supporters. In July he held a press conference to celebrate the one millionth passenger transportation service since the launch. And despite the fact that this number is just a fifth of the daily flow of metro passengers, the ferry service is a real victory for the mayor, who is often criticized for problems in the subway and the failure of the MTA, which he controls.
The news about the launch of the route came just in time, considering the fact that this weekend was a closed section of the path N between the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard and Queensboro Plaza. So if you are planning to go to Astoria this weekend for labor Day, you should consider the ferry as a possible method of transportation.
