Freight NYC, New York City’s visionary freight plan, will strengthen neighborhoods and create good-paying jobs by implementing several strategies that modernize and optimize how freight moves into, through, and out of the city.
PortNYC expands and enhances the City's freight rail infrastructure and operations by modernizing rail connections laying new track, and negotiating service contracts with Class I railroads and short line carriers.
Dredging to provide deep enough water for vessels to transit safely into, out of, and around New York Harbor has been taking place since the early 19th century.
New York City has recently invested $250 million dollars in the Manhattan and Brooklyn Cruise Terminals, making them among the finest state-of-the-art cruise terminals in the world.
PortNYC plays a crucial role in supporting and developing economic activity at the Port of New York and New Jersey and other maritime interests of the City.
The MRFC is a coalition of public and private organizations dedicated to promoting greater rail freight use in the New York City-New Jersey metropolitan region.
The Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) designation saves money for companies importing goods to New York City. Company activities that save money range from warehousing to repackaging to more intensive manufacturing. The FTZ program gives special status to foreign imports and duty-free status for re-exported items.
