Brookhaven offers free jitney and ferry service


Supervisor Dan Panico | Town of Brookhaven

Free jitney and ferry transportation will be available to Ho Hum Beach on certain dates in August and September. Advance registration is necessary.

According to Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico and Parks Commissioner Ed Morris, the town will offer free jitney and ferry transportation to Ho Hum Beach with advance registration necessary through this link: www.brookhavenny.gov/reconline. Residents should bring a copy of their receipt to the ferry as proof of registration, a Town of Brookhaven news release said. All residents must make an account that will allow them to purchase any other permits or classes that the town offers. Ferry passes are on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to 25 passes available for each ferry.

The town's jitney bus will meet the residents at Kramer Street Middle School for ground transportation to Bellport Marina, according to the news release. It will leave the middle school 15 minutes before the hour.

Dates and times are Aug. 27, 11 a.m. departure, 3 p.m. return, according to the news release. On Sept. 1 it will depart at 10 a.m. and return at 3 p.m., with another bus leaving at 12 p.m. and returning at 4 p.m. On Sept. 8 the shuttle will leave at 10 a.m. and return at 3 p.m., with a second shuttle leaving at 12 p.m. and returning at 4 p.m.

Ferry passes are on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to 25 passes available for each ferry, according to the news release.

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