Ferries

The Economic Development Corporation has launched a search for potential new ferry operators — with a goal to make money instead of being completely buoyed by tax dollars.

Environment

Coney Island NYC Ferry Site Could Dredge Up Toxins

Feb. 11, 2020, 9:16 p.m.April 7, 2020, 1:58 p.m.

Mercury, PCBs, lead, dioxins and pesticides lurk in two possible Coney Island Creek dock locations, environmental impact documents show.

Ferries

Developer Floats Ferry Link Between Upper East Side and Astoria

May 1, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 7, 2020, 12:45 p.m.

The Durst Organization’s proposal would extend the Astoria NYC Ferry route to the 90th Street dock in Yorkville – at public expense.

Ferries

Double Duty: How an Overseer of NYC Ferry Became an Investor

April 17, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Mark Patricof, a member of the Economic Development Corp.’s board, advised a buyout of NYC Ferry parent company Hornblower last year.

Ferries

Stringer Fires Another Torpedo at EDC’s Embattled Ships

April 9, 2019, 8:33 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer has sent back an $82 million plan to buy new boats, questioning the integrity of the EDC’s selection process.

Ferries

Comptroller: Put NYC Ferries in DOT Hands

April 4, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

After THE CITY revealed the high cost of EDC’s decision to buy boats for a new system, Scott Stringer called for a Transportation Dept. takeover.

Ferries

City Hall’s $369 Million Riverboat Gamble on Ferries

April 2, 2019, 10:58 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:24 a.m.

Taxpayers are poised to pay for a bevy of ferry boats – a cost that might have been avoided had officials picked another bidder, documents show.

Ferries

NYC Ferry Embarks on New Bids, Seeking Operator That Can Land the Most Money

Coney Island NYC Ferry Site Could Dredge Up Toxins

Developer Floats Ferry Link Between Upper East Side and Astoria

Double Duty: How an Overseer of NYC Ferry Became an Investor

Stringer Fires Another Torpedo at EDC’s Embattled Ships

Comptroller: Put NYC Ferries in DOT Hands

City Hall’s $369 Million Riverboat Gamble on Ferries

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