"The ferry system, which is run by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), announced its refreshed routes last month as part of its NYC Ferry Optimization Plan, The redesign, the system's first since it began operations in 2017, is intended to shorten commute times, improve effeciency, boost ridership, and give ferry users more destinations to travel to, according to the EDC."
"Perhaps most notable among the new routes is one that will, for the first time in the system's history, connect Brooklyn to Staten Island. The current Saint George route, which goes from the landing in Staten Island to West 39th Street in Manhattan, will now also include Bay Ridge and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, as well as Wall Street in Manhattan."
"The current East River Route will be split into two separate routes - one that stops at East 34th Street, Hunters Point South, North Williamsburg, and Wall Street/Pier 11; and one that stops at East 34th Street, Greenpoint, South Williamsburg, and Wall Street/Pier 11. The South Brooklyn Route, which currently runs between Bay Ridge and Corlears Hook with stops in Sunset Park, Red Hook, Atlantic Avenue, Wall Street/Pier 11 and Dumbo, will instead run between Governors Island and East 34th Street."
NYC Ferry will relaunch a set of revamped routes on Monday, Dec. 8 under an Optimization Plan intended to shorten commute times, improve efficiency, boost ridership, and expand destination options. The redesign is the system's first since 2017 and follows more than 15,000 public responses informing the final configuration. For the first time, a route will connect Brooklyn and Staten Island by extending the Saint George line to include Bay Ridge, Atlantic Avenue, and Wall Street. The East River service will be split into two separate routes, and several South Brooklyn and Soundview/Rockaway stops will be reallocated to new lines.
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