New York’s most scenic commute is getting a major glow-up: for the first time ever, the NYC Ferry will run a direct connection between Brooklyn and Staten Island. The St. George route, which launches on December 8, will plug straight into Brooklyn, connecting the borough to the rest of the system and finally bringing a long-requested transit link to life.

It’s part of the NYCEDC’s just-finalized Ferry Optimization Plan , which marks the first full redesign of the ferry network since it launched almost a decade ago. Nearly 15,000 riders weighed in on the proposed changes (most saying “more, please”), prompting the city to implement a new set of upgrades aimed at shortening riders’ trips and improving connections.

“From Throgs Neck to the Rockaways , our city’s ferries give New Yorke

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