In what can’t be taken as anything but a blow to the already challenging marketing campaigns of the handful of high-end waterfront developments in Brooklyn, New York Water Taxi announced that it might have to stop its East River commuter service for the third time in four years after being unable to come to an agreement with the city; to make matters worse, EDC announced that plans to create more routes had been tabled by the recession. The news will definitely create problems for those already living on the waterfront. Take Robert Thorne, who lives at Schaefer Landing in South Williamsburg with his family: [The ferry] saves us 35, 40 minutes each way, he said. That’s more time with our daughter. A spokesperson for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said that she’s confident we will be able to preserve and expand existing service. We shall see.
East River Commuter Ferry Service Could Be Halted, Again [NY Times]
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