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East River Ferry Company, April 20, 1859 – July 1887 [12] Metropolitan Ferry Company, July 1887 – April 1, 1892 [13] Long Island Rail Road, April 1, 1892 – March 3, 1925 [14] East 34th Street Vehicular Ferry East 34th Street Ferry Landing: Hunters Point Ferry Terminal: September 16, 1927 – July 15, 1936 [11] [15] [16] East 34th Street ...
NYC Ferry's East River line in its former NY Waterway livery. In June 2011, the NY Waterway-operated East River Ferry line started operations. [16] The route was a 7-stop East River service that ran from Pier 11 to East 34th Street, making four intermediate stops in Brooklyn and one in Queens
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.
The route was a 7-stop East River service that runs in a loop between East 34th Street and Hunters Point, making two intermediate stops in Brooklyn and three in Queens. The ferry, an alternative to the New York City Subway, cost $4 per one-way ticket. [ 55 ]
In June 2011, the NY Waterway-operated East River Ferry line started operations. [18] [19] The route was a 7-stop East River service that ran between East 34th Street and Pier 11, making one intermediate stop in Queens and four in Brooklyn. The fare was $4 per one-way ticket. [19]
The stop opened along with the completion of the Lower East Side line to Long Island City on August 29, 2018. It was originally served by the Lower East Side route in both directions between August 29, 2018 and May 18, 2020. The next northbound stop was Stuyvesant Cove, with the next southbound stop being Wall St, the last stop.
The Union Ferry Company's ferryboat Farragut on the Fulton Ferry route, ca. 1900 Map from 1847 showing the route of the Fulton Ferry.. The Fulton Ferry was the first steam ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining Fulton Street, Manhattan, and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, across the East River.
Pier 11 Wall Street is a stop for all NYC Ferry routes, except for the St. George route, and the terminus of all except the South Brooklyn route. [81] In 2016, the city drew up plans for routes to Bay Ridge , Rockaway , Governors Island , Astoria , Lower East Side , and Soundview .