As we mentioned towards the end of July, the Governor’s Island Alliance, Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will launch a new ferry service to Governor’s Island from Pier 6 (at the end of Atlantic Avenue). The Alliance made a brief announcement on its website saying that the project will use $1 million from Port Authority and $400,000 from city Councilman Bill de Blasio of Brooklyn; it will launch next summer and there are plans for service to other harbor landings. The neat tidbit from the announcement was that the ride to Governor’s Island will take only three minutes from Pier 6, as opposed to the seven minutes it takes from southern Manhattan. The blog The Word on Columbia Street wonders, as we do, if the existing service from Fulton landing will continue and what will happen to the proposed Atlantic Basin service from Pier 11.
New Ferry Service Between Brooklyn & Governor’s Island [Brownstoner]
New Governor’s Island Ferry Coming to Pier 6 [WCS]
Ferry Service to Governor’s Island Starts This Weekend [Brownstoner]
Updated Future of the Atlantic Basin [WCS]