After many, many years of wishing, complaining and advocacy, Roosevelt Island residents are finally getting ferry service starting tomorrow.
Astoria Route launches tomorrow with all new connections to Astoria, Roosevelt Island, and Long Island City- Gantry Plaza. pic.twitter.com/BMslnTigRBNYC Ferry (@NYCferry) August 28, 2017
Starting August 29th, @NYCferry will connect New Yorkers from Astoria, Roosevelt Island, & Long Island City to Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/wJOr0z4CfsNYCEDC (@NYCEDC) August 1, 2017
The Roosevelt Island Ferry Terminal
will be open tomorrow
with the first ferry arriving at Roosevelt Island from Astoria at 6:40 AM
Click here for the full Roosevelt Island Astoria Route schedule and to buy your tickets at $2.75.
Starting August 29th at 6:30 a.m., the @NYCferry Astoria Route will shorten commutes for thousands of New Yorkers: https://t.co/wifpIK0iAQ pic.twitter.com/HPB8Uo0Mu7NYCEDC (@NYCEDC) August 22, 2017
Roosevelt Island’s NY State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright hosted a Roosevelt Island Ferry service community session on August 23 with representative of the NYC Economic Development Corp and the NYC Ferry Operator, Hornblower. It was very informative and provided answers to many questions regarding the ferry service. Here’s video of the presentations made by NYC EDC and Hornblower representatives
and questions from Roosevelt Island residents.
Get on Board the Roosevelt Island ferry – it will be a great ride.