Staten Island borough president calls for Brooklyn to St. George ferry route
Staten Island Borough President James Oddo is asking the city to “right a wrong” by creating an additional ferry route on the proposed Citywide Ferry Service between Brooklyn and St. George, Staten Island.
The $325 million five-borough ferry initiative, which was proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in his 2015 State of the City address, is scheduled to begin this year. The new ferry service will make stops in Bay Ridge, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Red Hook, Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 in DUMBO and Manhattan’s Pier 11 at Wall Street.
“The fact is connecting Staten Island to Brooklyn via ferry is not a novel concept,” Oddo told the Brooklyn Eagle. “In fact, for more than 50 years, we were connected to Bay Ridge by boat. This connection was essential for families and for individuals to access the subway system and the rest of the city.