Brooklyn Navy Yard to launch new shuttle service
Direct Shuttle Service to Run Every 10 Minutes, Connecting Yard to 13 Subway Lines
Getting to the Brooklyn Navy Yard — which is home to 7,000 jobs today and a projected 16,000 jobs by 2020 — will soon become much easier with the addition of a new shuttle service linking the Brooklyn Navy Yard to 13 subway lines and the LIRR. Set to launch this spring, the shuttle is part of an enhanced transportation network that also includes the BQX light-rail announced earlier this month by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The transportation upgrades will accommodate the more than 2-million-square-foot expansion now underway at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The Yard is beginning phased implementation with an improved fleet of comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles that will provide efficient and frequent service. Eventually the shuttles will be Wi-Fi equipped and a shuttle service tracking app similar to the MTA’s bus tracking app will allow passengers to determine the proximity of the shuttle to their location. Shuttle service will be available to Yard tenants, staff and guests free of charge.
The shuttle system will operate on a 10-minute lead time and connect riders to the