NY Waterway

It’s convenient but about once a month or so the app randomly logs you out- usually right after you’ve purchased a ticket so you’re about to board. This week I and another person had to beg to be let on bc we couldn’t log in and the boat was leaving, so we had to do it from the boat. The crew told us it had happened to about five people the day before. And the worst part is, your password never works to let you back in!

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The NY Waterway app gives you the basics in purchasing tickets on the go, checking schedules and even checking the status of your bus. As a customer for NY Waterway for the past year and a half, I use the Bus Locator which tracks the status of your bus arrival. However, to my daily disappointment, the Bus Locator is inconsistent and inaccurate. For example, sometimes you can tell a bus is on its way but you can’t tell which street it’s on for sure. Other times, you see a bus arrive with no indication on the app. As I’m typing this, I’ve been waiting for a NY waterway bus for the past 20 minutes despite a tracking icon displaying its immediate arrival. It’s extremely disappointing to rely on an app that doesn’t work all the time. As I use this app everyday for work, it would be great if there was a fix for this! Thank you.

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One of the bean counters at the "Worlds Best Ferry" decided this week that eliminating the second bus on the Lower River Road afternoon run was a fantastic way to cut costs and didn't think we would notice. So now, expect waiting 30 mins at Port Imperial for a crowded bus with no functioning air conditioning (provided there is zero traffic on River Road). The "Civilized Commute" has now become my most UNCIVILIZED option. It was bad enough they eliminated the second bus in the morning but the morning run is easier to time than the afternoon run coming back from work. I am very disappointed as this was truly a convenient commute for me but now with the elimination of the 2nd bus in the afternoon it just isn’t worth the $280 premium and I think I will be switching back to NJ Transit if I now have to deal with this major inconvenience.

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This app is the source of my stress every morning. It relies on phone network to load your tickets, and many times when you launch the ticket page, it says you don’t have any tickets. And then keeps giving error message. As many times as you relaunch the app, it gives the same message, until it decides it will work. This is super frustrating. It should let you capture the tickets on your phone without needing a network. Please fix this.

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Both my wife and I have experienced the app crashing right before boarding and they wouldn’t let us on even though we have 7 day passes. This is a known issue (see other reviewers) so they should let people on who can show the app has logged them out and let them do it on the ferry. I’ll buy a paper pass going forward but has seriously stopped me from recommending the ferry to people who ask me about moving to Jersey.