John Jay taps pioneer prez
THE CITY’S new ferry service hit some choppy water Monday — and the Brooklyn route got dry-docked on its debut.
Thanks to a loose oil temperature sensor in the engine of a ferry on the Greenpoint route, an early round of commuters were left pacing the dock.
Veronica Ades, who normally takes the L train into Manhattan, said she showed up to catch the 10:10 a.m. ferry — only to find frustrated commuters who said they’d been waiting since 9:20 a.m. When a boat arrived, passengers were herded on — and then off again when the sensor acted up.
“They actually told us to walk to the L,” an angry Ades said.
Rockaway residents had a much smoother ride — and were the happiest of the more than 2,600 New Yorkers who ditched their cars to cruise to Manhattan.
“We need to get right back to the water, get people out of their cars,” Mayor de Blasio said at Pier 11 at Wall St.
Laurie Meadoff, from Rockaway Beach, was thrilled with the alternate commute.
“Driving is ridiculously expensive and the traffic in New York has gotten insane,” she said. “For me, it’s like L.A.” A TOP OFFICIAL in the Obama administration’s Justice Department will become the first black and first woman president of Manhattan’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, trustees said Monday.
Karol Mason (photo), 59, a former assistant attorney general, was a leading voice in the department on juvenile justice, bail reform and reentry. She will take over Aug. 1 as John Jay’s fifth president, and said she would focus on the “justice” part of criminal justice.
“Serving as the college’s president will afford a unique opportunity for me to combine my passion to improve access to higher education generally, and particularly for communities often marginalized, with my desire to continue to improve our criminal and juvenile justice systems so that they reflect our highest ideals,” Mason said.
She succeeds Jeremy Travis, who has served as president since 2004.