New York City has launched its new ferry service.
The NYC Ferry service started Monday with a Rockaway, Queens, route . The area got priority because residents there have some of the city’s longest commutes.
The launch also included a previously existing East River route with refurbished ferries.
NYC Ferry will get a South Brooklyn route on June 1. An Astoria, Queens, route begins in August, followed by Lower East Side and Bronx routes in 2018. An estimated 4.6 million passengers a year are expected to use the ferries, which will cut travel times by as much as two-thirds.
A ride costs $2.75, the same as the subway, and includes transfers.
The ferries accept MetroCards. Riders also can buy tickets on their smartphones.
The ferries are WiFi capable, and will serve snacks and alcoholic beverages.
(AP)
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When ferries make sense for mass transit, you know something is wrong with mass transit. Ferries are slower, more dangerous and more costly than any other form of mass transit. They make sense only when other forms – rails and buses – are falling apart or have insufficient capacity. The New York region will choke itself to death if we do not improve mass transit, and slow boats are no improvement.