Ocean Beach hikes ferry company's rent 89%
Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Residents and visitors aboard the ferry to Fire Island. (May 31, 2009)
After 18 months of negotiations, the Village of Ocean Beach and Fire Island Ferries have settled on a 10-year contract that will hike the ferry company's rent by about 89 percent, village clerk-treasurer Steven Brautigam said.
"Everyone left the table unhappy," Brautigam said, "but we are clearly partners going forward."
If passenger projections hold true, rent for the ferry and freight...
