Aging ferry between 2 historic cities will get a $78M hybrid vessel in 2029

Work on the new $78.6 million eco-friendly ferry is scheduled to begin in early 2026, with completion expected in 2029.
Brooklyn Paper

‘A game-changer’: Staten Island-Bay Ridge ferry sets sail for first time in six decades

Sixty-one years after the last ferry linking Staten Island and Bay Ridge ended with the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows ...

NYC Ferry launches route between Staten Island and Brooklyn Monday: What you need to know

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Monday morning, Staten Island and Brooklyn will once again be connected by boat, with the NYC Ferry ...

NYC Ferry service from Staten Island to Brooklyn: Where else will the boats connect?

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Starting next week, the NYC Ferry system will connect Staten Island and Brooklyn. A route adjustment ...
The Islands' Sounder

A community conversation on island transportation | Column

The following letter, originally sent to Island Rides and local transportation officials, raises vital questions about Orcas Island’s transportation future. Friends of Rural Public Transportation has ...
Newsday

The horrific LIRR Thanksgiving crash, 75 years ago, that spurred a turnaround in the railroad's passenger safety

It was the crash that doomed the Long Island Rail Road — and, ultimately, saved it. A pivotal moment in Long Island and metro New York transportation history; one that led state officials to wrest ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

State to boost transportation on Hawaii island

Hawaii island residents should see a significant increase in bike lanes, bus stop improvements and electric vehicle infrastructure as the state Department of Transportation moves forward with its ...
Newsday

Weak hit-and-run penalties provide 'incentive' to flee the scene, Long Island families and officials say

The 911 call came at 7:45 a.m. — nearly eight hours too late. By then, 42-year-old Jennifer Bianco was dead. A car struck her around midnight while she walked back home along North Ocean Avenue in ...
The Providence Journal

Lawmakers question 'helpless' RIDOT as Alviti blames contractors for bridge failure

During testimony before a Joint General Assembly Oversight Committee, RI's transportation director placed full blame on private contractors for the Washington Bridge failure. The Department of ...
turnto10

Transportation Director Alviti to testify under oath at bridge oversight hearing

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — For the first time since the abrupt closure of the westbound Washington Bridge nearly two years ago, Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti will ...
turnto10

Alviti, under oath at bridge oversight hearing, deflects questions, blames contractors

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Testifying under oath for the first time about the Washington Bridge closure, Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti was defensive, placing all of ...
The Providence Journal

Washington Bridge hearing concludes with Cunha asking 'who failed and why.' What to know.

Nearly two years after the abrupt emergency closure of the westbound Washington Bridge, Peter Alviti, the director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, is, under oath, answering questions ...