by Angela Matua (QNS.com) A new bill passed in the City Council on Dec. 19, 2017 will require that a two-year study be completed to determine how feasible it would be to use renewable fuels and technology to power the city’s ferries.
Earlier this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he would expand ferry service to include routes in Astoria, Rockaway and South Brooklyn. Now, a new bill aims to make this expansion more environmentally friendly.
Introduced by Astoria Councilman Costa Constantinides, Int. No. 54-A will result in a study to analyze what alternative fuels can be used to power the motorized watercrafts.
Alternative fuels like biodiesel and hybrid electric, battery electric and fuel-cell electric technologies will all be considered in the study, which should be completed no later than Dec. 31, 2019.
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Another bill introduced by Constantinides also passed City Council on Dec. 19. It requires power plant operators in the city to stop burning dirty grades of fuel oil to power their plants sooner than originally proposed. READ MORE