For the first time in its 8-year history, NYC Ferry is proposing system-wide changes aimed at speeding up service and expanding access to more destinations. New Yorkers are invited to weigh in this summer through a public survey open until September 1 (Labor Day), with feedback helping to shape a final plan to be unveiled in the fall. New routes could launch as early as this winter.
The proposed changes would:
- Split up the East River route into two separate routes in order to speed up trips
- Create a connection between Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6/Atlantic Avenue) and Manhattan’s West Side (Battery Park City and Midtown West)
- Remove the Sunset Park and Bay Ridge stops from the South Brooklyn route, but extend it north to East 34th St.
- Combine the Soundview and Rockaway routes, giving Rockaway riders service to Midtown, East 90th St., and the Bronx
- Provide service between Brooklyn and Staten Island (Linking Bay Ridge’s 69th St. Pier to Staten Island’s St. George Terminal)
Compare with the current NYC Ferry route map here.
The public is invited to join a webinar on Monday, July 21, from 6:30-8:00pm to learn more and take part in the conversation. Sign up here.
To review all proposals, click here. You can also see how the changes might impact your neighborhood stop here.
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Updated: July 16, 2025.
