NYC Ferry will operate two modified holiday schedules on Friday July 3^rd and Saturday July 4^th to accommodate harbor closures and in-water security zones for Independence Day weekend events.

Events on each day will impact our service differently. The ferry schedule on July 3^rd will be different than the one running on July 4^th. See below for more information on each schedule.

• July 3 – Tall Ships Parade of Sail – East River
• July 4 – Modified Holiday Schedule
• July 1-9 – USN at St. George, BAT, Pier 79, BPC, Pier 11

July 3, 2026 

Service Alert – July 3rd – East River Tall Ships Parade

Due to waterway restrictions for the East River Tall Ship Parade on Friday, July 3rd, 2026, NYC Ferry service will be modified on the following routes:

• East River A and B: all stops suspended from 1 PM to 4 PM.

• Astoria: all stops suspended from 1 PM to 4 PM.

• South Brooklyn: East 34th Street suspended from 1 PM to 4 PM.  All other SBK stops will be made during this time.

• Rockaway-Soundview: suspended at Ferry Point Park, Soundview, East 90th St. and Stuyvesant Cove from 1 PM to 4 PM.  RWS service will run from Wall St/Pier 11, Sunset Park/BAT, and Rockaway during this time.

East River    |    South Brooklyn    |   Rockaway-Soundview    |     Astoria   |    St. George   |    Governors Island
Rockaway East Shuttle    |    Rockaway West Shuttle

July 3, 2026 – 1 PM to 4 PM

Service Alert – July 3rd – East River Tall Ships Parade

U.S. Coast Guard waterway restrictions are now in effect for the East River Tall Ship Parade.  NYC Ferry service is suspended on the following routes:

• East River A and B: all stops suspended from 1 PM to 4 PM.

• Astoria: all stops suspended from 1 PM to 4 PM.

• South Brooklyn: East 34th Street suspended from 1 PM to 4 PM.  All other SBK stops will be made during this time.

• Rockaway-Soundview: suspended at Ferry Point Park, Soundview, East 90th St. and Stuyvesant Cove from 1 PM to 4 PM.  RWS service will run from Wall St/Pier 11, Sunset Park/BAT, and Rockaway during this time.

Visit ferry.nyc or the NYC Ferry app for real-time schedules and service alerts. 

July 4th Modified Holiday Schedule

Service Alert – All Routes – Fourth of July – America 250

NYC Ferry service will be modified and end early across all routes on July 4th due to waterway restrictions for multiple marine events honoring America’s 250th Birthday.

Service will not operate on the STG route and Governors Island shuttle all day.  In addition, the following landings will be closed all day:

East River    |    South Brooklyn     |    Rockaway-Soundview    |     Astoria

All remaining service will be suspended by 3 PM at Pier 11.  Last departures by route are as follows:

July 1-9 – USN Fleet Landing at St. George, BAT, Pier 79, BPC, Pier 11 

Service Alert – All Routes – Naval Fleet Landings – July 1-9

Due to the large number of U.S. and foreign naval ships at anchorage in New York Harbor from July 1 to 9, launch services for sailors from these vessels will be provided at the following NYC Ferry landings:

• St. George

• Sunset Park/BAT

• Midtown West/W 39th St.-Pier 79

• Battery Park City/Vesey St.

• Wall St./Pier 11

This will not impact NYC Ferry service, but passengers should be aware that sailors returning to their ships will undergo security screenings at these landings. Screening stations may result in additional crowding and the use of alternate NYC Ferry boarding locations at the landing. Upland agents will be on site to assist and provide directions.

Visit ferry.nyc or the NYC Ferry app for real-time schedules and service alerts.       

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