Thomas-Henry on NYC Ferry pricing and Willets Point service

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you, Chair.

New York City Ferry.

So the mayor recently announced that this summer the ferry would be increasing weekend trip frequency.

And opening additional summer routes and offering reservable seats.

Will ticket prices be changing at all during the World Cup or over the summer to account for costs associated with the increased frequency?

No.

Okay.

And does the reserved seat option come with additional costs to passengers?

That's the Rockaway Rocket, but that's always been more than the regular.

Ferry pass.

Okay.

It's a specific service.

And I would say, I would add to that, that it's increased service, but also we're going to be using larger vessels.

So we want to make sure that we're really accommodating the greater excitement for NYC ferries over the summer.

Okay.

And is there any funding for increased frequency or new routes?

I'm just going to plug Willits Point, for instance.

So, Willits Point, we have committed to studying Willits Point as a ferry stop for our ferry forward vision plan report.

So, and we made that commitment to the borough president as well as some other community members.

So, we'll get back to you on sort of the outcome of that.

Will any service be available during this increased frequency?

Since there is a fan fest in that vicinity.

There's nowhere to land or dock.

So we can offer service where we don't already have a landing.

We can just increase the services to places where we have a landing already.

Got it.

Do you have any idea of like cost to actually increase the land, put a landing there?

I think it's site by site.

And so that's what we're going to study.

Got it.