"Train and bus service are recovering from the weekend's snowstorm, but Arctic weather is causing issues for New York City's more fluid form of transit: the ferry. All NYC Ferry service was suspended starting 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27 due to thick ice in the East River and the Hudson River, the agency announce d just before 1:30 p.m. By the time the announcement was made, final trips on all routes had already set sail."
"On Tuesday morning, ice at four ferry landings - including the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Atlantic Avenue/Pier 6-Brooklyn Bridge Park - was thick enough to prevent boats from docking, forcing ferries to skip those stops. A number of ferry trips on the East River routes were also canceled on Tuesday morning. Conditions continued to deteriorate throughout the day, with "significant, continuing ice build-up in the East and Hudson Rivers and across New York Harbor," an NYC Ferry spokesperson told Brooklyn Paper."
Thick ice buildup in the East River, Hudson River and New York Harbor caused NYC Ferry to suspend all service starting 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Ice at four ferry landings—including Brooklyn Navy Yard and Atlantic Avenue/Pier 6—prevented boats from docking and forced skipped stops and canceled East River trips earlier that morning. Ferry operations deteriorated through the day as crews reported significant ongoing ice accumulation and warned that operating in heavy ice requires slow speeds and can force sudden landing suspensions. Ferry crews are monitoring waterways and preparing the fleet, but the suspension may last several days depending on continuing Arctic temperatures and forecasts.
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