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The westernmost Staten Island ferry slip burned down in December 1906, along with several temporary buildings nearby. [24] Walker and Morris's plans were approved in February 1907, [25] and a budget of $1.75 million was allotted to the work. [26] Work started on the Brooklyn ferry slips first, followed by the Staten Island ferry slips in 1908.
The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation.The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats completing the trip in about 25 minutes.
St. George Terminal is served by nearly all Staten Island bus routes, except for the S53, S54, S55, S56, S57, S59, S79 SBS and S89, as well as the Staten Island Railway and the Staten Island Ferry. [164]
St. George Terminal is the southern terminal of the Staten Island Ferry; it runs only to Whitehall Terminal, on the southern tip of Manhattan near Battery Park. The Staten Island Ferry runs a 24-hour service between the terminals. Ferries usually run at 15-to-20-minute intervals during rush hours and every 30 minutes at other times. [28] [29]
The Staten Island Ferry terminal comprised slips 1, 2, and 3, which served ferries to St. George Terminal in St. George, Staten Island. The unbuilt slip 4 was to serve ferries from both Staten Island and South Brooklyn. [11] [18] [19] The three sections were designed to be built independently of each other with a visually identical style.
Public transportation available within walking distance includes the New York City Subway's 1 , N, R, and W trains at South Ferry – Whitehall Street and 2 and 3 trains at Wall Street; the M15, M15 SBS, M20, M55 New York City Bus routes, and the Staten Island Ferry at the Whitehall Terminal. [3]
The Whitehall Street–South Ferry station (1 , N, R, and W trains) of the New York City Subway is located on Whitehall Street. [62] Entrances are located at the northern and southern ends of the street (at Stone Street and the Staten Island Ferry terminal, respectively). [63]
The new station offers three street entrances, with the main entrance located across from the Staten Island Ferry terminal; [150] [52]: 1·9 (PDF p. 9) [157] the loop station originally had only one entrance within the terminal itself before it reopened with a connection to the South Ferry–Whitehall Street complex in 2013.