The NEW R train
No subway service to Manhattan? R train riders can take ferry
Take heart, R train riders. It’s true that you’re losing the Montague Street tunnel starting Aug. 3. But you’re gaining a ferry!
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that the city’s Rockaway Ferry will make an additional stop at the Brooklyn Army Terminal pier at 58th Street in Sunset Park to provide a transit option for the Brooklyn commuters impacted by disruptions to the R train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
The service will continue to be operated by Seastreak and will run on a similar weekday schedule to the existing pilot ferry service, which is set to continue through Labor Day, Bloomberg said.