{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-l.l.-2005-055","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2005/055","heading":"L.L. 2005/055","body":"Enactment date: 5/19/2005\n\nInt. No. 636\n\nBy Council Member McMahon, the Speaker (Council Member Miller), Oddo, Lanza, Liu, Nelson, Comrie and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum)\n\nA Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to Staten Island ferry service and the repeal of local law number 11 for the year 2005.\n\nBe it enacted by the Council as follows:\n\nSection 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The Council of the City of New York hereby finds that, in recognition of the steady population growth in Staten Island over the past several decades and the corresponding increases in ridership levels on the Staten Island Ferry, more frequent service is warranted. Moreover, increased Staten Island Ferry service serves as a necessary first step in minimizing the mass transit inequities currently experienced by Staten Islanders who do not have the option of utilizing the multitude of mass transit options available to residents of the City's other four boroughs. The Council believes that this legislation is a responsible response to the needs of Staten Islanders in the context of safety on the ferries, the City's current fiscal situation and current and foreseeable future staffing levels. The Council looks forward to working with the Mayoral Administration to address issues of mass transportation equity for Staten Islanders and to ensure that fair and safe service levels match the passenger counts that will soon be regularly recorded by the Department of Transportation through the rider-counting mechanisms recently installed at both Whitehall and St. George Terminals.\n\n* * *\n\n[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]\n\n* * *\n\n§ 3. This local law shall take effect ninety days after it is enacted into law, except for paragraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of subdivision (a) which shall take effect three hundred sixty days after it is enacted into law or no more than five hundred forty days after it is enacted into law only upon written notice to the council from the by the commissioner of transportation that such additional time is needed solely due to a shortage of qualified personnel needed to ensure proper ferry service.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","2005"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"290cb959cee9e11ffedda00c04c5806a0ab64707bbcb82ebe2b5eed2f64aa4a3","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-l.l.-2005-053","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-l.l.-2005-056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}