OUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE BOROUGH OF KINGS
COURIER LIFE, JAN. 28–FEB. 3, 2022 35
BY JESSICA PARKS
Brooklynites will soon be able to
board the ferry to Governors Island
year-round, as the urban playground
will be added to the southern Brooklyn
ferry route.
“We’re proud to deliver on the
promise of daily, year-round ferry
service to Governors Island as part
of our continuing expansion of NYC
Ferry’s fi ve-borough network, which
has become an integral part of New
York’s transportation system and the
City’s recovery,” said city Economic
Development Corporation President
and Chief Executive Offi cer Rachel
Loeb. “We join Mayor Adams in congratulating
the Trust for Governors
Island and all of our partners who
have worked so hard to turn this vision
into reality.”
The city Economic Development
Corporation and Trust for Governors
Island announced the new opening
in a joint statement, promising to
deliver service to Governors Island
from Brooklyn by Jan. 24 — which
will be a stop between Sunset Park’s
Brooklyn Army Terminal and Red
Hook — to accommodate the recreational
island’s winter hours from 7
am to 6 pm.
The southern Brooklyn route will
service Governors Island weekdays
and on non-summer weekends in
conjunction with daily ferries from
Lower Manhattan. During peak ridership
on summer weekends, direct
ferry rides to Governors Island will
open up from Brooklyn Bridge Park-
Pier 6 and Red Hook in addition to
continued service from Wall Street/
Pier 11.
When the new service launches,
the Southern Brooklyn line will
make stops at Bay Ridge, Sunset
Park, Governors Island, Red Hook,
Atlantic Ave/Brooklyn Bridge Park,
Wall Street/Pier 11, Dumbo and Corlears
Hook.
Once the highly-controversial
Coney Island Ferry route launches,
slated for late-2022 after announcing
a yearlong delay, the southern Brooklyn
route will terminate at Governors
Island and no longer serve Sunset
Park and Bay Ridge — which will
both be moved to two separate lines,
Island
dreams
Daily winter ferry
service expanded
to Governors Island
Daily ferry service to Governors Island from
Brooklyn will launch Jan. 24.
Photo by Julienne Schaer/Governors Island Trust
Continued on page 36