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BY ROBBIE SEQUEIRA
The Soundview Ferry
stop at Ferry Point Park in
Throggs Neck is expected to
be complete and operational
in January 2022, offi cials with
Democratic state Assemblyman
Michael Benedetto’s offi
ce told the Bronx Times on
Wednesday. The ferry stop —
the Bronx’s second — extends
Soundview ferry access into
the east Bronx area, one of the
more transit-bare locations in
the Bronx.
The planned expansion
of the existing route into
Throggs Neck came after persistent
advocacy from Benedetto
and Democratic City
Councilman Mark Gjonaj,
District 13, who held a joint
press conference last June
in Ferry Point Park to call
on the city to add another
stop. Mayor Bill de Blasio
announced the expansion of
NYC Ferry in his recent 2019
State of the City Address, and
the news came as a pleasant
surprise to the councilman.
“Last year, the fi rst thing
that I asked for in the budget
process was this ferry extension
to service a ‘transportation
desert’ and make
this a fairer city for all when
it comes to transportation,”
said Gjonaj in 2019. “I am really
excited that the ferry is
coming to Ferry Point Park.”
The ferry station includes
upgrades to Ferry Point Park,
including street widening and
new benches along with an additional
210 parking spaces
added to the parking lot. Service
on the ferry to Soundview
began in August 2018,
and was carrying 670,000 riders
— performing better than
expected — in the fi rst year
of operation before the pandemic
hit.
As more people began
working from home during
the pandemic, NYC Ferry ridership
dropped to 70% of its
pre-pandemic lockdown level.
But the Soundview ferry was
buoyed by a strong ridership
in the Bronx, home to the
largest population of essential
workers, with ridership remaining
at a strong 90% rate,
according to the New York
City Economic Development
Corporation.
Before the ferry service
began, Soundview residents
faced 90-minute commutes to
midtown and downtown destinations
for work but once service
began, many began experiencing
reductions of up to
an hour for their commutes.
Touting the benefi ts of the
project, proponents expect the
new ferry stop to provide commuters
with another option
when traveling to Manhattan,
while bringing the same
transportation options to the
northeast Bronx that other
parts of the city currently enjoy.
The landing will be added
to Ferry Point Park at the
start of the new year, with
the route following the same
course as the Soundview
ferry with stops in Manhattan
on the Upper East Side
at East 90th Street, Midtown
East at East 34th Street and
Wall Street/Pier 11.
A new ferry stop in Ferry Point Park extending Soundview ferry access
into the east Bronx area, is expected to be completed by January 2022.
Photo Adrian Childress
Ferry Point Park ferry stop
to open January 2022