A commute that got cheaper
New York Water Taxi cruises past downtown. Photo from reneerwest on Flickr.
Here’s a commute that defies the law of ever-increasing fares: The New York Water Taxi announced it is lowering its prices. Trips on the ferry lines into lower Manhattan from Yonkers and Haverstraw will go from $12 to $10 and $15 to $12, respectively, starting May 1.
Savings are greater the more trips you buy. The struggling ferry line hopes cheaper seats will increase ridership, which along the line is at 2,200 people a month — low considering each trip could ferry 149 passengers.
The service is able to keep operating costs down through public funding and grants, including one from the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
-- Garett Sloane
