General

#Staten Island Ferry to resume regular rush-hour service next week

#Staten Island Ferry to resume regular rush-hour service next week

July 2, 2020 | 12:14pm | Updated July 2, 2020 | 12:25pm

The Staten Island Ferry will resume regular rush-hour service levels next week amid a spike in ridership, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.

“More and more Staten Islanders are coming back to work, so we’re seeing ridership up to 17,000 daily this week — that’s a major step up,” Hizzoner said.

“We’ve got to keep the ferry safe — we got to allow for social distancing — so we’re bringing back more rush hour service.”

Starting Monday, ferries will run every 15 minutes during the morning and evening rush hours, between 7 a.m and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., the mayor said.

Ferries will also depart every 20 minutes from 6 to 7 a.m. and 3:50 to 4:50 p.m.

“Passengers will have the space they need to stay safe,” de Blasio said.

The Staten Island Ferry carried 70,000 passengers per day before the coronavirus pandemic, but had reduced its service amid the outbreak.

Last month, city officials put down tape “X”s across every other ferry seat to demarcate where riders should and should not sit.

The city’s recently-approved budget slashed $5.5 million from overnight ferry service.

Source

If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our General category.

if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com for forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button
Close

Please allow ads on our site

Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker!