Epic day for transportation: The East River Ferry set sail for the first time today.  This ferry will connect various Brooklyn locations (docks on N. 6th,  Schaefer Landing on the Southside and India St. in Greenpoint!), Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan.  Thank you NY Waterway for saving us from another hellish wait on a subway platform!  Oh and its free until June 24th.   For more info go to the NY Waterway site and play with the interactive map.

The Post reports the city has granted Williamsburg’s wishes for a water taxi, as it’s sent out a wave of RFP’s to gauge interest in who wants to build a ferry landing. Naturally, they couldn’t resist writing “soon Brooklyn hipsters will be taking the ferry.”

Post, take us home:

They’re also looking at the possibility of ferry service to Roosevelt Island and Coney Island.
The ferry-expansion project will be funded by $4.4 million in federal transportation money and $1.1 million in city funds.