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The ferry, an alternative to the New York City Subway, cost $4 per one-way ticket (the subway at the time cost $2.25). [16] It was instantly popular, with two to six times the number of passengers that the city predicted would ride the ferries.
The amusement zone surrounding the Pike, Silver Spray Pier, was included along with additional parking in the post-World War II expansion; it was all renamed Nu-Pike via a contest winner's submission in the late 1950s, then renamed Queen's Park in the late 1960s in homage to the arrival of the Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach. 1979 was the ...
New York State Route 114 (NY 114) is a state highway, including two ferry crossings, on the far eastern sections of Long Island in New York in the United States. It serves as a connector between the two "forks" of Long Island, crossing Shelter Island in the process.
NY Waterway, or New York Waterway, is a private transportation company running ferry and bus service in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley.The company utilizes public-private partnership with agencies such as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York City Department of Transportation, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority to ...
Until 2011, an extra out-of-system subway-to-subway transfer was allowed in Long Island City, Queens, between 23rd Street–Ely Avenue/Long Island City–Court Square on the IND Queens Boulevard and Crosstown Lines and 45th Road–Court House Square on the IRT Flushing Line.
New Turnpike Road, River Road, New Schagticoke Road ... Yes 1830: Authorized to extend north to the Hoosick River and south to Union Bridge: Watervliet Turnpike March 31, 1828, c. 141 [117] 4 miles (6.4 km) Albany-Watervliet line, West Troy: Broadway, NY 32: Yes [118] Spencer and Danby Turnpike March 31, 1828, c. 145 [117] Spencer, Danby: No
In 1996 Hornblower Marine Services (HMS) was created to fill a need as a consultant to the booming riverboat casino and ferry service operations industry. By 2003, HMS grew to 80 employees, with offices in San Francisco, New London, Boston and Jacksonville. Three years later, HMS had become the leading worldwide provider of high-speed ferry ...
A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1866 "Brooklyn Ferries". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. July 18, 1870. p. 2. Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823212453