In relation to Staten Island ferry service and to repeal subdivision c of section 19-305 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to Staten …
NYC L.L. 2013/088
in effectL.L. 2013/088
Enactment date: 11/9/2013
Int. No. 1049-A
By Council Members Oddo, Ignizio, Rose, Chin, Recchia, Barron, Brewer, Cabrera, Comrie, Crowley, Dickens, Dromm, Eugene, Gentile, Gonzalez, James, Koo, Koslowitz, Mendez, Nelson, Palma, Van Bramer, Williams, Greenfield, Fidler, Vallone, Gennaro, Koppell, Halloran, Ulrich, Arroyo, Dilan, Ferreras, Jackson, King, Lander, Reyna, Richards, Rivera, Vacca, Vann, Mark-Viverito, Mealy, Garodnick, Rodriguez and Levin
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to Staten Island ferry service and to repeal subdivision c of section 19-305 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to Staten Island ferry service.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. It shall be the policy of the city of New York that the Staten Island Ferry operate in such a way that, absent emergencies or exigent circumstances, a ferry never departs more than thirty minutes after the departure of a previous ferry from the same terminal. The standard of "no more than thirty minutes between departures" shall exist twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year.
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 4. This local law shall take effect immediately, except that paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of subdivision a of section 19-305 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by section two of this local law, shall take effect one hundred eighty days after enactment of this local law, unless the department of transportation determines that staffing levels are not adequate to permit such increased weekend service and has informed the council in writing of such inadequacy prior to such effective date, in which case this local law shall take effect upon certification by the department of transportation that such staffing levels are adequate to permit such increased service, but in no event more than eighteen months following enactment.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-203697Fetched: 10/25/2026