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City Plans Massive Waterfront Redevelopment

NEW YORK CITY-Work has already begun on a city-financed $150-million effort to redevelop the New York Cruise Terminal and establish a new berth in Brooklyn. To relieve the current congestion, new taxi stands across the West Side Highway, new elevators and escalators will be added as part of the early enhancements.

By Barbara Jarvie | Updated on April 19, 2004

NEW YORK CITY-The booming cruise industry is compelling the city to upgrade its existing New York Cruise Terminal, previously called the Passenger Ship Terminal, and create a new berth on the Brooklyn waterfront. The cruise industry accounts for more than 3,300 jobs and almost $600 million in economic activity and cruise industry revenue is expected to rise to $1.2 billion by 2014, according to the New York City Economic Development Corp.

Norwegian Cruise Lines and Carnival Corp., inked letters-of-intent which call for them paying the city at least $200 million in port charges and bring at least 13 million passengers to the city through 2017. For its part, the city is committing an additional $150 toward the effort. Earlier this year, the NYCEDC said $50 million would be spend on immediate improvements including new taxi stands, elevators and escalators.

Both cruise lines have worked with the city on the master planning process, which was created by NYCEDC, in consultation with Bermello, Ajamil & Partners. The plan calls for the creation of four modern cruise ship berths that can accommodate larger ships over the next four years, with an additional expansion in the following 10 years. New terminals will segregate embarking and disembarking passengers onto separate levels. There will also be enhanced security and additional improvements such as a pedestrian bridge across the West Side Highway. The NYCEDC is currently investigating Piers 7 and 12 in Brooklyn as possible berth sites.

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