June 30, 2009

Rockaway Beach summer ferry service starts Saturday

Weekend ferry service to Rockaway Beach starts this Saturday from Manhattan’s Pier 11 with one-way tickets priced at $6.

The trip takes 1 hour 15 minutes, with three departure daily from Pier 11 (near Wall Street on the East River.) The NY Water Taxi departs at 9:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.

Return departures are scheduled for 2:30 and 5 p.m. Most trips also include a stop at Brooklyn Army Terminal.

The Water Taxi docks at the former U.S. Coast Guard Station just north of Marine Park Bridge at 169 Street, and offers nearby access to Fort Tilden and Jacob Riis Park, (which was the scene-of-the-crime beach in this week’s Law & Order Criminal Intent with Raul Esparza.)

The subsidized summer service is offered in partnership with Gateway National Recreation Area and the NYC Economic Development Corporation.

Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology

June 30, 2009 1:09 PM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Kids, Out of Manhattan, Sightsology, Sports, Transportology

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