{"id":40511,"date":"2026-05-22T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=40511"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:50:30","slug":"mayor-mamdani-announces-most-summer-ferry-service-in-city-history-ahead-of-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/40511","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani announces most summer ferry service in city history ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) Interim President and CEO Jeanny Pak launched\u00a0NYC Ferry\u2019s 2026 summer schedule,\u00a0delivering the most ferry service in the system’s history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In anticipation of one of the busiest summers in New York\u00a0City history, the Mamdani administration is adding vessels and trips across high-demand routes to keep commuters, recreational riders and visitors moving reliably.<\/p>\n

The new schedule includes more route connections as well as the return of Rockaway Rocket and Rockaway Reserveopens in a new tab\u00a0tickets to help connect New Yorkers and tourists alike to the City’s beaches. This increased service \u2014 which began this week and will run through Sept. 13, 2026 \u2014 will ensure passengers spend less time waiting and more time enjoying everything New York City has to offer.<\/p>\n

The Mamdani administration also unveiled five newly wrapped NYC Ferry vessels, each featuring custom World Cup-inspired branding that reflects the diversity and character of the five boroughs. These specially designed ferries will travel throughout New York Harbor beginning this week and remain in service through the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

“The world is coming to New York City \u2014 and New York City is ready,” said\u00a0Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n

“We are investing in the infrastructure that keeps this city moving: new bus lanes, safer streets, greener public spaces and now the most ferry service in City history. Whether\u00a0you’re\u00a0headed to a World Cup match a neighborhood block party, or one of our world-class public beaches, NYC Ferry will get you there quickly, safely and in style all summer long.”<\/p>\n

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“We’re putting more vessels on the water because this summer demands it,” said\u00a0Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su.<\/p>\n

“More service means more New Yorkers moving, more visitors exploring and more economic activity reaching communities across all five boroughs.”<\/p>\n

“We’re thrilled to celebrate the world’s game right here in New York City and to showcase our fleet with five custom-wrapped NYC Ferry vessels honoring each borough,” said\u00a0Executive Director of NYC Ferry James Wong.<\/p>\n

“With the FIFA World Cup, Sail4th 250, and another busy beach season all converging in summer 2026, visitors will have plenty of opportunities to explore New York Harbor alongside New Yorkers on board NYC Ferry with more service than ever before.”<\/p>\n

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NEWYORK: Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) Interim President and CEO Jeanny Pak launched\u00a0NYC Ferry\u2019s 2026 summer schedule,\u00a0delivering the most ferry service in the system’s history. In anticipation of one of the busiest summers in New York\u00a0City history, the Mamdani administration is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40514,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40511\/revisions\/40514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}