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This stop is served by the Governors Island Ferry shuttle during summer weekends only, and the South Brooklyn route at all times (except when the Governors Island shuttle is running). Prior to 2019, the East River and South Brooklyn ferries were extended from Wall St to Governors Island during summer weekends, before being replaced by the ...
In the late 1990s, the Floating Hospital was facing eviction by the city as Pier 11 was scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt. The barge was towed to Pier 17 on September 15, 2001 to make way for increased ferry service to Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The Floating Hospital was unable to return ...
NYC Ferry also provides free shuttle buses, connecting to ferry stops in the Rockaways and, until 2024, Midtown Manhattan. The ferry service was originally expected to transport 4.5 to 4.6 million passengers annually, but the annual ridership estimates were revised in early 2018 to 9 million.
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 ...
A ferry crossing between Hunters Point and 34th Street was established on April 20, 1859 by Anthony W. Winans. [7] The route was originally operated by the East River Ferry Corporation, which was taken over by the Metropolitan Ferry Company in 1887 and later came under the control of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in 1892.
Ferry service from the Whitehall Terminal to Stapleton commenced on May 27, 1909. [27] In 1919, a fire on the South Ferry elevated station damaged slips 1 and 2. [28] [29] The city took over the Atlantic and Hamilton Avenue ferry lines from the Union Ferry Company in 1922. As part of the takeover, the two ferry lines were relocated from Union ...
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Map from 1847 showing the routes of ferries in Lower Manhattan, Jersey City, Hoboken, and Brooklyn. The following ferries cross or once crossed the East River in New York City . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.