NYC Ferry ridership has already broken records with 1 million riders in August for the first time since its inception in 2017.

Now, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, also known as NYCEDC, has a plan that aims to increase ridership even more with new “optimized” routes that connect more places and people.

“The optimized routes will shorten commuter times, provide passengers with more places to go and improve the overall efficiency of the system,” Andrew Kimball, president and CEO of NYCEDC, said.

The plan has a new connection between Staten Island, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and Manhattan. It will also connect the west and east sides.

It also better connects the Bronx and south Brooklyn to Manhattan and creates a continuous route between the Bronx and the Rockaways in Queen

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