Tag: transportation

Land ho! Bay Ridge ferry makes first sail on new express route

Mar. 8, 2023 By Jada Camille

The city’s newest, faster ferry route From Bay Ridge to Wall Street debuted on Wednesday morning with much fanfare and special passengers including Mayor Eric Adams and Council Member Justin Brannan. 

As DOT presents refined concepts for BQE, locals question cost, construction

Mar. 2, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith

More than 100 people filled a gymnasium in Brooklyn Friends School in Downtown Brooklyn Tuesday night to review the Department of Transportation’s refined concepts for the future of the city-owned section of the beleaguered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which includes the crumbling triple cantilever.

Ahoy Brooklyn! EDC announces new ferry route from Bay Ridge to Wall Street

Feb. 24, 2023 By Jada Camille

Sea-faring Brooklynites will soon have a new transit option for their morning commute to Manhattan, as the city’s Economic Development Corporation is launching an express southern Brooklyn ferry route along the waterfront from Bay Ridge to Wall Street.