{"id":237708,"date":"2026-05-20T05:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/237708\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:04:08","slug":"ferry-good-nyc-boosts-summer-ferry-service-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/237708\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferry good! NYC boosts summer ferry service ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

CITYWIDE \u2014 It will be easier than usual to get around New York City by water this summer, city officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The summer NYC Ferry schedule<\/a>, which kicked off Monday, will bring the most ferry service in the city\u2019s history, providing more frequent connections and reservable seats on beach-bound trips<\/a>, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Economic Development Corporation\u2019s Jeanny Pak.<\/p>\n

The city is adding vessels and trips across high-demand routes, officials said, including more weekend trips, bigger vessels, more connections and, later this summer, the return of the \u201cRockaway Rocket\u201d to the beach, from Long Island City and Greenpoint.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There will also be extended weekend\u00a0local service on the South Brooklyn route from Bay Ridge and Brooklyn Army Terminal to Red Hook and other points farther north.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The increased service will run through Sept. 13.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe ferry \u201cFlyer\u201d has been customized with a wrapper celebrating soccer and the Bronx for the duration of the summer. Photo: NYCEDC<\/p>\n

All hands on deck<\/p>\n

The FIFA World Cup, Sail4th 250 and the typically-busy beach season are all converging this summer.<\/p>\n

Not only will service be increased, but, to celebrate the occasion, five of the ferries \u2014 one for every borough \u2014 will be wrapped in custom World Cup-inspired art, highlighting each borough\u2019s distinctive character.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all part of getting ready for the crowds and spreading the benefits, Mamdani said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are investing in the infrastructure that keeps this city moving: new bus lanes, safer streets, greener public spaces and now the most ferry service in city history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe 2026 Summer Ferry Service schedule kicked off Monday. Map: NYCEDC<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso called the World Cup \u201cone of the most exciting moments in our city\u2019s history,\u201d and praised the expanded weekend service on the South Brooklyn route, noting that more Brooklynites will have easier access to World Cup viewings.<\/p>\n

Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su repeated a theme the administration has stressed regarding the World Cup: The event will bring business and economic gains to the less-visited corners of the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore service means more New Yorkers moving, more visitors exploring and more economic activity reaching communities across all five boroughs,\u201d Su said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CITYWIDE \u2014 It will be easier than usual to get around New York City by water this summer,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[7631,98,100,99,92946,5324,9,24,9354,5325,63,6501,14771,82],"class_list":["post-237708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-beaches","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-jeanny-pak","tag-mary-frost","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-economic-development-corporation-nycedc","tag-no-paywall","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-ferry","tag-world-cup","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}