New York Water Taxi is shutting down its ferry service to Yonkers because of low ridership and a lack of financing.
Thu 24 Dec 2009
Wed 4 Nov 2009
Filed under: Williamsburg (NYC), Ferries, East River (NYC), Brooklyn (NYC), Queens (NYC), New York City — @ 3:23 am
New York City and the boat operator have yet to agree on a subsidy for a service favored by residents of some waterfront condos in Brooklyn and Queens.
Tue 3 Nov 2009
Filed under: Ferries, Buses, Transit Systems, Roads and Traffic, Elections, Staten Island (NYC), New York City — @ 6:08 am
People in Port Richmond, Staten Island, say that on this Election Day no issue evokes as much ire as their daily transportation headaches.
Sat 3 Oct 2009
Filed under: Ellis Island (NYC), Statue of Liberty, National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corp, Battery Park City Authority, Battery Park City (NYC), United States Coast Guard, Staten Island (NYC), Governors Island (NYC), Monuments and Memorials, Ferries, Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 2:39 am
The crowding along the harbor promenade has been compounded since 9/11 by the large tents used for security clearance for ferries to Ellis and Liberty Islands.
Sat 4 Jul 2009
Gay Talese says that in all his years as a writer, he never proposed a story that would bring him near the water.A writer with an aversion to the water takes a ferry tour of his home city, and finds a reservoir of memories.
Thu 2 Jul 2009
Filed under: Ferries, Staten Island (NYC) — @ 7:27 am
A ferry boat with about 800 passengers aboard lost power while docking and slammed into a pier, injuring 15 people.
Thu 2 Jul 2009
Filed under: Ferries, Staten Island (NYC) — @ 2:42 am
Fire department officials said a New York City ferry boat hit a pier while docking, causing minor injuries.
Thu 19 Mar 2009
Filed under: New York Waterway, World Financial Center, Hudson River, Stations and Terminals (Passenger), Ferries, Commuting, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — @ 5:07 am
Most passengers did not have particularly strong feelings about the new Port Authority ferry terminal at the World Financial Center, which serves passengers from New Jersey.
Tue 3 Feb 2009
An appeals court ruled that officials properly denied a Jamaican woman’s application for residency after her husband, a U.S. citizen, died in the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash.
Mon 13 Oct 2008
It seemed likely that South Williamsburg was overextending itself with new housing; a ferry service that can’t be counted on could create a full-blown glut.