Five-year extension planned for East River Ferry
There’s good news for New Yorkers who fancy the East River Ferry: The city is looking to extend the popular service until at least 2019.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced Thursday that the city is looking for a company to keep running the ferry after a three-year test period ends in June 2014. The extension would be for at least five years.
Officials had projected the boats would carry about 1.3 million passengers during the entire test period. But they already have ferried more than 1.6 million riders.