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Request by D&J Service, Inc., providing service for the East 34th Street Midtown Ferry Terminal, for six shuttle bus stops
At the regularly scheduled monthly Community Board Five meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2023, the following resolution passed with a vote of 36 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining:
WHEREAS, the Applicant, D&J Service, Inc., providing service for the East 34th Street Midtown Ferry Terminal, has applied for six shuttle bus stop locations:
- Lexington Avenue between East 40th and East 41st Streets, located closer to East 41st Street, on the west side of the street,
- Lexington Avenue between East 45th and East 46th Streets, located closer to East 46th Street, on the west side of the street,
- Madison Avenue between East 38th and East 39th Streets, located closer to East 38th Street, on the east side of the street,
- Madison Avenue between East 41st and East 42nd Streets, located closer to East 41st Street, on the east side of the street,
- Madison Avenue between East 44th and East 45th Streets, located closer to East 44th Street, on the east side of the street, and
- Madison Avenue between East 46th and East 47th Streets, located closer to East 46th Street, on the east side of the street; and
WHEREAS, The current parking regulation at the proposed locations are No Standing; and
WHEREAS, Five of the six proposed bus stops are existing bus stops and would share their locations with the following MTA buses: SIM6/SIM11/SIM22/SIM26, QM21, BXM6/BXM18, and BXM3/BXM4; and
WHEREAS, Pickups and drop-offs for the proposed locations would be Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., approximately every 20 minutes; and
WHEREAS, New York City Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has determined that the proposed shuttle service is feasible at the locations identified and does not conflict with the MTA schedule, adding that it is a commuter service with expeditious pickups and drop-offs; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has been contracted by HNY Ferry, dba NYC Ferry, to service this existing route, which has been in operation the past four years and was previously fulfilled by a different contractor whose permits have expired; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant’s buses are ADA-compliant and free to ride for the public, regardless of ferry use; and
WHEREAS, There were no comments from the community in regard to the proposed stops; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five’s Transportation & Environment Committee therefore determined that there was little concern with the proposed stops, given that the Applicant is providing an existing commuter service in collaboration with the city; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five’s Transportation & Environment Committee only had concern that the Applicant has been operating without the required bus stop permits and noted that approval of this application should not be taken as precedent for Community Board Five approval of future applications made by applicants operating without a permit for any period of time; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five continues to call on DOT to develop a comprehensive plan for street use in the district; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five finds no significant objection to DOT’s six recommended locations for the East 34th Street Midtown Ferry Terminal shuttle bus stops on Lexington and Madison Avenues between East 38th and East 47th Streets.