New ferry links trendy and traditional Brooklyn neighborhoods
Eye on Real Estate: Bay Ridge has ferry service for the first time since the 1990s
Trendy and traditional.
On the new NYC Ferry, they’re only 19 minutes apart.
That’s how long it takes Bay Ridge residents to get to Pioneer Works, the Red Hook cultural center where all the cool people hang out.
Or 42 minutes, which is how long the ferry trip takes from Bay Ridge to Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Right next to the dock there’s an art installation called “Descension,” which is a mysterious whirlpool designed by famed artist Anish Kapoor.
NYC Ferry’s new Bay Ridge service, which launched on June 1, also stops at Sunset Park and Wall Street’s Pier 11 and goes to Governors Island on summer weekends.
This is the first time since the 1990s that there has been ferry service from Bay Ridge’s 69th Street Pier.