Tag: Ferry
Limited ferry service resumed Wednesday morning after flooding left hundreds of people stuck on Fire Island. According to CBS, the floods that came with Tuesday’s nor’easter storm are being called the worst to hit the island community since Hurricane Sandy. Conditions related to the storm caused authorities to deem the waters too dangerous to operate the ferries, but […]
The Rockaway ferry — instituted in 2012 to cope with transit outages after Hurricane Sandy — has funding to continue running through this summer while the city seeks a permanent third-party operator. According to am New York, Mayor de Blasio’s executive budget contains $2 million to keep the service going. “Our local homeowners and businesses are […]
Good news for Rockaways straphangers and those stranded by service suspensions on R train. The Rockaway ferry, which recently began making a stop in Sunset Park on its way to Manhattan, will continue service until January. Ferry service was initially supposed to end this month, but was extended thanks in part to a push from […]
Reports are coming in of a ferry accident at a downtown dock this morning. According to NBC News, the Sea Streak Ferry, which carries commuters from New Jersey, slammed into Pier 11 at South Street and Gouverneur Lane, injuring at least 17 people. FDNY and EMS are currently on the scene. (Photo: hustlecity/Tumblr) […]
