Int 0846-2026
Ferry service to Willets Point.
IntroductionIn CommitteeCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2026-04-16
In committee — awaiting review.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2026-04-16
Summary
This bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to provide regular ferry service from Willets Point in Queens to the borough of Manhattan.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Mass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.
Outlook
4% of similar bills passed
2 passed · 48 died
This bill: 186 days in committee
Similar bills: median 591 days · 106 days when passed
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Sponsors (12)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-04-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-04-16 · City Council
Heard at (3)
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2026-10-20 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Economic Development · 2026-10-20 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2026-04-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (6)
- Summary of Int. No. 846
- Int. No. 846
- April 16, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Memorandum in Support
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-16-26
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
Full text
Int. No. 846
By Council Members Thomas-Henry, Maloney, Hankerson, Stevens, Ung, Epstein, Brooks-Powers, Won, Gutiérrez, Salaam, Schulman and Riley
..Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to ferry service to Willets Point
..Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-308 to read as follows:
§ 19-308 Ferry Service to Queens. The commissioner shall ensure that regular ferry service is provided connecting Willets Point, in the borough of Queens to, at minimum, Midtown and the Financial District in the borough of Manhattan. Such service shall be open to the public. The schedule of such service shall be determined by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish fees for such service. The schedule and fees, if any, for such service shall be made available on the city’s website.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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