Sentences with phrase «ferry service in»

«We have to remind the city that apparently we are an island, and as an island we should take advantage of the water, so we should want to find a way to bring ferry service in any form,» said Borough President James Oddo, who has pushed the city to add a Staten Island NYC Ferry route since the «citywide» service was announced.

«We will continue to examine these locations and other potential sites across the City as we consider opportunities to expand ferry service in the future.»

Constantinides pledged his support for Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision Zero, which aims to decrease the number of traffic fatalities, praised a study into the feasibility of ferry service in Astoria and recommended that busy corridors like Vernon Boulevard be used for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Select Bus Service.

The Department of Transportation pledged to look into extending Staten Island Ferry service in June, and a spokesman said a study on the cost and feasibility will be finished in the fall.

At 1 p.m., NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner will discuss his proposal for ferry service in all five boroughs, East 34th Street Ferry Terminal, East 35th Street (below FDR Drive Main Road), Manhattan.

At 5:30 a.m., Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr., Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and NYC Councilman Eric Ulrich attend the inaugural launch of the new Citywide Ferry Service in Rockaway Beach, dock at Beach 108th Street, Queens.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority canceled ferry service in Boston Harbor and was running commuter trains on a reduced schedule.

Strong gale - force winds have swept Malta in the past few days, forcing a suspension of the ferry services in the Gozo Channel.

There are also ferry services in our capital cities, connecting suburbs around Sydney Harbour, on the Swan River in Perth and on the Brisbane River.

The Sindo Ferry brand was created following the acquisition of Penguin Ferry Services in 2011 and is currently the largest ferry company in Singapore.

Not exact matches

Ferry services are an integral part of Canada's transportation network, annually carrying over 55 million passengers and 19 million vehicles in locations across the country.

Transdev operates trains, buses, ferries and other transportation services in 19 countries, including the U.S.

When he first made his venture public in 2002, it was still just an idea, and he insisted it was contingent upon the construction of a bridge to replace the island airport's existing ferry service — a project with many detractors, including then city councillor Olivia Chow, now the area's NDP member of Parliament.

The venture has set the 2020 Games in Tokyo as a target to develop software to operate driverless cars and an online service to ferry athletes and tourists between Olympic venues and the city's transp...

Greek ferry, bus and train services were disrupted and civil servants and doctors stopped work in nationwide walkout on Wednesday, as lawmakers debated austerity measures that lenders want the indebted country to implement.

VICTORIA — Women in the Bella Coola Valley could lose a mammography screening program if reckless Liberal cuts to ferry services on the north and central coast and Haida Gwaii go ahead, say New Democrats.

In the last year, Premier Clark delivered a massive 28 - per - cent hydro hike to B.C. families and businesses, and implemented even more increases to ferry fares, medical service premiums and ICBC basic insurance rates.

In 2008, Clark said: «How long before the provincial government abandons their responsibility to provide a public service to many of the people who depend on the ferries to travel or ship their goods?»

Having also co-founded an entry - level employment service in 1995 (JobDirect, later sold to Korn Ferry International in 2000), she has long been passionate about helping people find jobs that make their lives better, and she is thrilled that her own experience as a working mom is now helping others who want or need work flexibility.

In the legislature, Trevena and fellow New Democrats pressed the B.C. Liberals for answers after an economic impact study by the City of Prince Rupert found that the government's ferry service cuts could cause «serious and widespread damage to the northern B.C. economy.»

«Since these service cuts were announced in November, I have heard hundreds of stories about the real effects they will have, and they are staggering,» said New Democrat ferries critic Claire Trevena.

Together, they had nearly 170 years of service, including recent missions evacuating U.S. citizens left stranded in the Caribbean by major storms and ferrying food, water and generators to their own people after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last year.

Having also co-founded an entry - level employment service in 1995 (JobDirect, later sold to Korn Ferry International in 2000), she has long been passionate about helping people find jobs that make their lives better.

Schools and colleges were forced to shut in the Republic, while flights and ferry services have also been disrupted.

Family Maternity Services offers prenatal, birth, postpartum, and newborn midwifery care in your home in the Sandpoint, Priest River, and Bonner's Ferry areas.

I am delighted to provide midwifery and home birth services to families in Boundary and Bonner counties of North Idaho, including the communities surrounding Bonner's Ferry, Sandpoint, and Priest River.

Despite the popularity of NYC's new ferry service, some companies involved in building the fleet have been left in tough financial straits.

Citywide ferry service launches in less than a day, and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio christened one of the new boats in the Rockaways today, delivering remarks and taking a ceremonial first trip to Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan.

The launch of the South Brooklyn route will add several more ferries in rotation and ease congestion on the overall ferry service.

The city plans to scale back ferry service during winter months to match the expected decrease in ridership, officials said at a City Council hearing on Thursday.

New Yorkers, meanwhile, are left scrambling — and the city, which has no real control over the MTA, can only implement alternative methods of transit (Citi Bike, the new citywide ferry service, an impractical streetcar) in an attempt to fill in the gaps.

McMahon also said yesterday he will seek increased ferry service to Manhattan as well as new routes to the 69th Street pier and Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Initiated in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy while the A train was out of service for months, the ferry is subsidized by the City at an annual cost of approximately $ 6 million.

Despite showing the viability of a South Shore ferry, Oddo hasn't heard interest from the mayor's office in expanding the service there.

Over the last three years in office, de Blasio has made some attempts to win over borough voters with specific initiatives and new funding, like curbside electronic waste pickup and increased Staten Island Ferry service.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President James Oddo enlisted the help of a fast ferry service and conducted test runs to show that service is a viable option for more remote locations on Staten Island, not just in Stapleton, and he is pushing the city to study the options.

Driven by Mayor Bill de Blasio's interest in five - borough fast ferry service, Oddo wants the city to aggressively study potential ferry dock locations as far west on the North Shore as Port Richmond, and on the South Shore, possibly in Prince's Bay.

The pay - per - ride network would be the largest municipal ferry service by ridership in the United States.

«Right now we are focused on building out an affordable five - borough ferry service, including a new stop in Stapleton,» said de Blasio spokesman Wiley Norvell.

«We will be working expeditiously in the coming months to finalize the best option for the full 30 - minute overnight service for ferry riders,» Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said in a statement.

A 2013 EDC briefing report on the potential for ferry service looked at new landings in St. George (closer to planned development), Stapleton and Camp St. Edward on the South Shore, as well as South Amboy, N.J.

The Council's Transportation Committee recently held a hearing on a bill by this borough's three Council members to increase Staten Island Ferry service to at least one trip every 30 minutes — and the DOT said they wouldn't support it, arguing «extra nighttime service proposed in this bill is not warranted, given not only the low demand for service but also the corresponding costs involved.»

Borough President James Oddo said in a statement said the commitment to half - hour ferry service «speaks to the relationship the de Blasio Administration has with the people of Staten Island.»

Not particularly known for its prowess, the Richmond County (Staten Island) party organization is backing de Blasio for a variety of hyperlocal reasons, including the mayor's work to repave the borough's roads, implementation of 24 - hour ferry service, expansion of electronic waste removal, and other factors, according to Chair John Gulino, who called de Blasio «a true champion of Staten Island» in an endorsement statement that also touches on broader themes like crime reduction.

The new system, announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio during his second State of the City address on Tuesday, would be the largest municipal ferry service by ridership in the United States.

MANHATTAN, N.Y. — Stapleton could one day get ferry service as part of the second phase of a five - borough system the city will launch in 2017.

On top of that, Stapleton would only get its fast ferry hub in phase two of service roll out, which does not yet have a launch date.

The Borough President reiterated her call for a permanent ferry service connecting the Rockaways to the rest of New York City and called for more free standing emergency rooms to be opened in the borough to help alleviate the overcrowding found in the borough's existing emergency rooms.

12:30 p.m. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has a pre-stated press conference about the Special Willets Point District in Queens, the «Five Pointz» development project in Long Island City, expansion of Memorial Sloan Kettering and CUNY on the Upper East Side, along with changes to the restaurant inspection system and Staten Island Ferry Service, in the Red Room of City Hall.

While he touted achievements like citywide ferry service and addressed more parochial concerns like stop signs, he also took a swipe at the White House in praising the city's diversity.