STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Beginning next month, there will be a ferry connection between Staten Island and Brooklyn.

At a press conference on Monday, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced it will move forward with proposed changes to the NYC Ferry system , including a connection from St. George to Bay Ridge.

Previously, the St. George route on the NYC Ferry would only connect to western Manhattan, stopping at Battery Park City and Midtown West at Pier 79.

Now, a second leg will be added to the route that will cross New York Harbor from the Island’s North Shore to Bay Ridge, before continuing to the Atlantic Avenue stop at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The final stop on this leg of the route will be Wall Street at Pier 11. This will connect commuters from Staten Island to t

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