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NYC Ferry is a public network of ferry routes in New York City operated by Hornblower Cruises.As of August 2023, there are six routes, as well as one seasonal route, connecting 25 ferry piers across all five boroughs.
The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that spans the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City.The bridge is located at the northern tip of Manhattan where the Spuyten Duyvil Creek meets the Hudson River, approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) to the west of the Henry Hudson Bridge.
Long Island City, New York: Connections: NY Water Taxi New York City Subway: at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue NYCT Bus: B32, B62 (at 11th Street and Jackson Avenue) MTA Bus: Q67, Q103 LIRR: City Terminal Zone (at Long Island City) Services
IKEA Express ferry operated by New York Water Taxi at Pier 11 in 2008. In June 2008, New York Water Taxi began operation of a ferry route to the IKEA store in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The free service was implemented as a measure to improve transportation access to the new store but was not limited to use by store customers. [59]
After four passengers died when a Staten Island ferry sank in 1901, [4] [5] New York City officials used the incident as a justification for their acquisition of the ferry lines to Staten Island. [6] The B&O refused to sell their terminals to the city, prompting municipal officials to announce in 1904 that they would acquire the sites through ...
Various downtown Manhattan stations 1832–1871 Hudson River Railroad 1991–present (under Amtrak) 1871–present (under Metro-North) Chambers Street 1851–1868 West Side ?–1871 St. John's Park Depot 1868–1935 Spring Street Depot, 1934-?, as new High Line terminus Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad Harlem River Terminal 1866–1931 ...
Calls for a new ferry on a more southerly route were first brought up before the New York City Council in 1825, the proposal being commonly known as the "New South Ferry" since 1826, [1] but progress stalled until the issue was taken up by the City of Brooklyn in 1833. [2]
New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines, which would compete with the IRT and the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), the two major subway operators of the time.