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Council asks DOT and EDC about ferry‑terminal feasibility; EDC says optimization plan will precede expansion study
Summary
Intro 1104 would direct DOT to study the feasibility of additional ferry terminals; DOT told the committee that EDC — which oversees NYC Ferry operators — should lead such studies and EDC said it will complete an NYC Ferry optimization plan this fall before pivoting to expansion analysis.
Chair Silvina Brooks Powers presented Intro 1104, a bill that would require the Department of Transportation to study and report on the feasibility of siting additional ferry terminals in New York City.
DOT told the committee it operates and maintains the Staten Island Ferry but does not oversee NYC Ferry operations; the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) oversees private ferry operators and leads expansion efforts. “As we do not…
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