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A trolley terminal for the Staten Island Electric Company was formerly located above the ferryhouse. [11] [12] After the Municipal takeover of the Staten Island Ferry service, a new St. George Ferry Terminal Complex was designed by Carrère and Hastings and opened in 1905. [13] As part of this construction, the St. George tunnel was lengthened. [8]
A new ferry and rail terminal at St. George's Landing [47] and an extension of the Staten Island Railway north from Vanderbilt's Landing had been proposed in the 1870s by the owners of the railroad (George Law, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Erastus Wiman) to replace the various ferry sites on the north and east shores of Staten Island.
The Staten Island Museum building, built in St. George in 1927 with an addition in 1999, is located at Wall Street and Stuyvesant Place two blocks northwest of the St. George Terminal. [62] [116] The museum explores the arts, natural science, and local history of the island. [62]
The St. George–Whitehall ferry route continued to operate after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964, as the bridge's opening was expected to spur an influx of residents to Staten Island. [55] By 1967, the St. George–Whitehall route was the sole remaining ferry route in New York City. [56]
St. George Coast Guard Station, or the Staten Island Coast Guard Station, located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry St. George Terminal, is a complex of 22 historic buildings and was best known for the invention and manufacturing of lighthouse equipment.
The MV John F. Kennedy is the last remaining Kennedy-class ferry, formerly operated for the Staten Island Ferry carrying passengers between Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan and St. George Terminal in Staten Island in New York City, New York, United States.
City taxpayers pour at least $108 million a year into the famous free ferry that runs across NY Harbor from St. George to lower Manhattan.. The biggest instant millionaire was Mark Tettonis, a 30 ...
All five routes begin at St. George Ferry Terminal Ramp A, exiting the terminal and running on Bay Street until Victory Boulevard, where they all turn west and run along it. The S66 deviates from the route at Highland Avenue to serve Grymes Hill and Wagner College, rejoining Victory Boulevard at Clove Road.