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Letters to the Editor — July 14, 2022
New York Post readers sound off about The Post’s call to end NYC Ferry after reports that it costs $224 million more than reported.
Time to sink Blas' fraudulent NYC Ferry — and save taxpayers a fortune
Lander’s auditors found NYC Ferry cost the city a jaw-dropping $758 million between 2015 and 2021.
Letters to the Editor — July 10, 2022
New York Post readers weigh in on agencies’ waste, radicalized teens, why NYC’s ferry system should be applauded and Ben & Jerry’s in Israel.
After 8 long years of misery, de Blasio tried to inflict still more pain on NYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to push his plans for Rikers Island and the useless NYC ferry in his final hours as New York's mayor.
De Blasio rolls out new NYC ferry route — which looks a lot like the old one
Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a new route for his heavily-subsidized ferry system that will link Staten Island's North Shore to Battery Park and the Javits Center in Midtown.
Kill Bill de Blasio's white-elephant ferry now
Here’s another program that should be zeroed out ASAP in the city’s dire fiscal straits: Mayor de Blasio’s white-elephant NYC Ferry system. The mayor’s a huge fan, but he’s gone...
Bill de Blasio just protected transit for NYC's well-off — at the poor's expense
A pair of small choices in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new budget tells a lot about his true priorities — or, at least, his refusal to let facts stand in...
De Blasio sinks another $62M into NYC Ferry despite COVID-19 budget cuts
Despite the coronavirus-fueled budget crisis, Mayor Bill de Blasio went ahead with spending $62 million on new boats for the city's lightly used and heavily subsidized East River ferry system,...
Johnson, Stringer demand answers after Post exposes de Blasio ferry scandal
Top city officials and advocates blasted the de Blasio administration Monday after a Post report revealed City Hall misled the public about the heavily-subsidized NYC Ferry system's ridership. The anger...
City Hall may have broken law by withholding ferry information
Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to run the most transparent administration in Big Apple history, but City Hall appears to have violated the state’s open records law by withholding key...
Get boating, boozing and bopping on NYC Ferry's summer happy hour
On Friday nights, revelers are turning a commuter ferry into a DJ-helmed dance party. Helicopters buzz overhead as the East River churn bumps riders — businessmen and women just off...
Memorial Day travelers skip the ferry after disastrous Sunday
NYC Ferry service went off without a hitch on Memorial Day — because it was so abysmal the day before that many would-be passengers gave it a wide berth.
More overcrowded ferries expected during Memorial Day weekend fiasco
New Yorkers were told to brace for a second day of the ferry fiasco, with more long lines expected on Memorial Day after riders baked in the hot sun for...
Ferry fails as hundreds wait in hot sun for hours on Memorial Day weekend
It was a Memorial Day weekend to forget for riders of the city’s beleaguered $600 million ferry service on Sunday — as they faced massive lines, skipped stops and overcrowded...
De Blasio pushes ferry purchases through despite comptroller objections
City Hall rammed through its controversial plan to spend $84.5 million purchasing boats from a contractor providing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature NYC Ferry service, overriding objections from the city’s...
De Blasio's ferries need even more subsidies: city official
A top city official testified Wednesday that Mayor de Blasio’s $582 million ferry system will need massive subsidies of $7 to $8 per ride even after its fully operational.
City ferry mostly benefits the wealthiest New Yorkers
Mayor Bill de Blasio claims his $582 million ferry system is helping to make New York “the fairest big city in America” — but mostly, it’s giving a huge taxpayer-subsidized benefit...
De Blasio dismisses 'short-sighted' criticism of subsidies to ferry system
Mayor Bill de Blasio defended huge subsidies to the city's ferry system and said Friday that questions raised about the cost by the Citizens Budget Commission were "very short-sighted." During...
City ferry system pays $10.73 subsidy per passenger: watchdog
The city’s ferry system is taking taxpayers for a ride, with each individual trip costing $10.73 more than passengers pay, according to a government watchdog. In a report titled "Swimming...
Comptroller blocks de Blasio's $84.5M East River ferry buyout
The de Blasio administration wants to sink another $84.5 million into the heavily subsidized East River ferry service by buying the fleet of boats from operator Hornblower -- but the...