Traffic & Transit

Bayonne Close To Getting Direct Ferry To NYC: Report

Commuters in the rapidly developing peninsula city won't have to take the light rail or bus to Hoboken or Jersey City to catch the ferry.

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With four new light rail stops in 20 years, Bayonne is on the rise. Now the City Council has voted on a 10-year contract with a Monmouth County ferry company to bring direct ferry service to New York City.
With four new light rail stops in 20 years, Bayonne is on the rise. Now the City Council has voted on a 10-year contract with a Monmouth County ferry company to bring direct ferry service to New York City. (Caren Lissner/Patch.com)

BAYONNE, NJ — As the peninsula city of Bayonne has added four light rail stops in the last 20 years, its waterfront has been rapidly developing with condo complexes and apartments. Last week, the Bayonne City Council voted for a 10-year lease with the Monmouth County ferry company Seastreak to provide direct ferry service from Bayonne across the river to Manhattan, according to a story Tuesday on JerseyDigs. Right now, Bayonne commuters take the light rail train or bus to Jersey City or Hoboken and head into Manhattan inexpensively via ferry or PATH train. But the new line would eliminate the extra step.

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