Thursday, May 2, 2019

Roosevelt Island to Upper East Side NYC Ferry Service Proposed For Expanded Astoria Route By Hallets Point Developer Durst Organization At CB 8 Transportation Committee Meeting

Roosevelt Island may get ferry service to the Upper East Side under a proposed expanded NYC Ferry Astoria Route by Hallets Point real estate developer Durst Organization.


Expansion of the Astoria route NYC East River ferry service, which includes Roosevelt Island, to the Upper East Side 90th Street dock was among the items on the agenda for the May 1 Community Board 8 Transportation Committee meeting:
Presentation by The Durst Organization on a proposal to connect the Astoria Ferry line in Queens to the 90th Street Ferry Terminal in the Upper East Side (joint with the Parks and Waterfront Committee).



CB 8 member Billy Freeland tweets:


More on the proposed ferry route (including map below)



from this article in The City

Take this virtual Roosevelt Island to Astoria ferry trip.



If the new route is approved, another 5 minutes and you will be on the Upper East Side.

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