TRENTON – A bill, sponsored by Senator Joseph V. Doria, Senate Majority Leader Bernard F. Kenny, Jr. and Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, which would allow the New Jersey Transit Authority to acquire and operate passenger ferries was signed into law yesterday by Governor Codey.
“The ferry is a crucial transportation link between Northern New Jersey and New York City, and must be protected for the sake of the thousands of commuters that ride the ferry every day,” said Senator Doria, D-Hudson. “New York Waterway’s financial troubles had threatened to jeopardize the integrity of the entire North Jersey transportation infrastructure, but now, New Jersey transit has the tools to turn the ferry’s economic plight around. With new management from an organization that has a history of success with mass-transit in New Jersey, the ferry is now in good hands.”