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Benedetto, Gjonaj pushed mayor’s
Throggs Neck ferry plan
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“With the governor in
talks of congestion pricing,
Bronxites shouldn’t
be put in a sitation of paying
two tolls. That isn’t
fair,” Dinowitz said, adding
how he’s pushed for
this initiative for years in
offi ce.
“I couldn’t resist putting
it on the (list),” he
added.
The remaining transportation
priories are:
prioritizing signal system
upgrades along #1 and #4
IRT lines; accelerating the
installation of Transit Signal
Priority at intersections
along all bus routes
throughout the northwest
Bronx; accelerating implementation
of all-door boarding
on all local bus routes;
and implementing a second
free MetroCard transfer
to address transit deserts,
new commuting patterns.
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Other goals he noted
are: improving multi-modal
transit accommodations,
such as the addition of bicycle
parking at MetroNorth
and subway stations with a
particular focus on terminal
subway stations such as
Van Cortlandt Park 242nd
Street for #1 IRT, Wakefi eld
241st Street for the #2 IRT
and Nereid Avenue for the
#5 IRT and Metro-North
stations such as Riverdale
Spuyten Duyvil Wakefi eld
and Woodlawn; re-implementing
express subway
service along the #1 IRT to
reduce commute times into
Manhattan.
Also included was increasing
the frequency of
local Metro-North service
along the Hudson and Harlem
lines throughout the
day and night; working
towards west side access
for the Metro-North Hudson
Line to Penn Station;
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implementing a half-price
MetroCard for veterans; a
study of where bus lanes
can be installed to improve
service throughout
northwest Bronx; signifi -
cantly increase the number
of bus shelters also
throughout northwest
Bronx; increase parking
at Metro-North Railroad
stations, where feasible;
completing an engineering
study for Hudson
River Greenway; and expanding
bike share programs
into northwest
Only two weeks into
the new year it’s already
apparent that 20 is the new
19. The assemblyman’s
20th priority: obtaining
the vacant Putnam Right
of Way from railroad giant
CSX to convert into a
green space along I-87.
“We’re still fi ghting for
that one,” Dinowitz said.
MEMBER:
In 2018, Councilman Mark Gjonaj and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto held a press conference to call
on the city to expand ferry service to Ferry Point Park. After calls from Gjonaj and others, Mayor de
Blasio announced recently that a new stop would be added at the park during a new upcoming phase
of ferry expansion. Photo courtesy of Councilman Gjonaj’s offi ce
prior to the mayor’s January
10 State of the City Address.
“I’ve always felt a ferry
landing at Ferry Point
Park made sense” said
Benedetto. “I’m glad New
York City chose this location
- a location readily accessible
from several major
highways with tremendous
parking options.”
Benedetto also was
elated to learn that the
city plans to renovate the
park’s massive parking lot
to service the ferry users,
as well.
Currently, the parking
lot is one huge pot-hole
that is frequently unusable
due to ponding after rainstorms.
It remains empty
during most weekdays,
said Dotti Poggi, Friends of
Ferry Point Park leader.
The assemblyman said
he believes that the opening
of a ferry landing at the
park could spur economic
development in the park.
He expressed interest
in seeing improvements
such as waterfront cafes
or restaurants added to the
park to compliment the existing
fi rst-class public golf
course.
“We should not neglect
Ferry Point Park, it is a
wonderful untapped resource,”
said Benedetto.
“It could present us with
opportunities that would
benefi t the borough both
economically and culturally.”
Poggi said that the ferry
stop would be easily accessible
via existing bus
routes that already stop
near the park and link it to
potential commuters from
other communities including
Co-op City.
Poggi added that she
hoped that the investment
in the ferry slip would spur
further investment in the
park itself.
Matt Cruz, Community
Board 10 district manager,
thanked the mayor
and the NYC Economic
Development Corporation
for supporting the community’s
efforts to bring a
ferry to the park.
“This is a extremely
positive development,”
said Cruz. “We have some
of the longest commutes
to Manhattan and some
of the highest amounts of
car ownership.”
Even more parking
spaces for ferry patrons
may be available now
that the toll plazas adjacent
to Ferry Point Park
have been removed. The
board has already requested
the resurfacing
of the existing parking
lot, said Cruz.
For planning purposes,
the project presents a myriad
of possibilities, including
an opportunity to create
a walkway along the
Ferry Point Park waterfront
between Schurz Avenue
and the ferry launch,
said Cruz.
This would allow residents
of Throggs Neck to
walk to the new ferry, he
said.
East Bronx activist
John Doyle, who has been
calling on the city to expand
ferry service, said
that if the Ferry Point
Park stop proves successful,
it could lead to other
stops in the area, perhaps
at Orchard Beach.
“It is just a tremendous
opportunity,” said Benedetto
of the ferry.
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Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz:
19 transit priorities for 2019
Bronx.
Assemblyman Dinowitz joins Senator Chuck Schumer and other offi cals rallying for the Tibetts Brook
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