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Staten Island Ferry Will Resume Full Service on Monday

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New York, NY (77WABC) — Mayor Bill de Blasio, Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman, and Borough President James Oddo announced today that the full restoration of round-the-clock 30-minute Staten Island Ferry service is to take effect as scheduled on Monday, August 16, 2021.

“I am pleased that full overnight service will return to the Staten Island Ferry on Monday, all thanks to the Mayor’s and Borough President’s commitment to getting us back to normal,” said DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman.

ICYMI: The full restoration of round-the-clock 30-minute #StatenIslandFerry service will take place on 8/16!

The new service schedule’s first trip will be at 11:30PM from St. George on 8/15.

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— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) August 13, 2021

The new service schedule’s additional trips will all originate from both St. George Ferry Terminal and Whitehall Ferry Terminals, starting with the first restored trip at 11:30 p.m. from St. George on August 15.

“Staten Island lived up to its responsibility during the economic difficulties brought upon by Covid and we accepted the reduction in service,” said Staten Island Borough President James Oddo.

“But as the Mayor has made clear, we are in a ‘Recovery for all’ and that means helping all those essential workers and Staten Islanders who work outside of the typical 9-5 schedule,”said Staten Island Borough President Oddo.

The remaining 13 restored trips will depart St. George at 12:30 a.m., 1:30 a.m., 2:30 a.m., 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on weekdays and then 11:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 1:30 a.m., 2:30 a.m., 3:30 a.m., 4:30 a.m., 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on weekends. Each of these trips has a return run, one half hour later, out of Whitehall Terminal for a total of 28 runs.

DOT has hired and trained new personnel required for these additional trips since the restoration was announced in June.

Cars, motorcycles and trucks are no longer allowed on the ferries. Travel time between Whitehall and Saint George terminals and vice versa is approximately 25 minutes.