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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 .
Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens–Manhattan [ edit ]
Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens [ edit ]
Manhattan–Brooklyn [ edit ]
One of the first documented team boats in commercial service in the United States was "put in service in 1814 on a run between Brooklyn and Manhattan ."[1] It took "8 to 18 minutes to cross the East River and carried an average of 200 passengers, plus horses and vehicles."[1] Team boats served New York City for "about ten years, from 1814-1824. They were of eight horse-power and crossed the rivers in from twelve to twenty minutes."[2]
Name
Manhattan end
Intermediate stops
Brooklyn end
Operated
Bay Ridge Ferry
South Ferry
65th Street, Bay Ridge
New York and South Brooklyn Ferry
Battery Maritime Building , formerly known as Municipal Ferry Pier
39th Street Ferry Terminal , South Brooklyn
to 1935
Hamilton Avenue Ferry
South Ferry
Hamilton Avenue, South Brooklyn
1846 – ????
South Ferry
South Ferry (Atlantic Avenue), Downtown Brooklyn
1836 – ????
Wall Street Ferry
Wall Street Ferry Terminal
Montague Street, Downtown Brooklyn
1853–1912
Fulton Ferry
Fulton Slip , earlier Broad Street, then Maiden Lane
Fulton Ferry , earlier Joralemon Street, Downtown Brooklyn
ca. 1650 – ????
Peck Slip Ferry
Peck Slip
Broadway, Williamsburg
1836–1860
Roosevelt Street Ferry
Roosevelt Street
Bridge Street, Downtown Brooklyn
1853–1859
Roosevelt Street, earlier James Slip
Broadway, earlier South Tenth Street, Williamsburg
1857 – ????
South Brooklyn Ferry
Pier 11/Wall Street
Governors Island ; Fulton Ferry ; Atlantic Avenue ; Red Hook ; Sunset Park
Bay Ridge
2017–present
Bridge Street Ferry
James Slip
Bridge Street, Downtown Brooklyn
1864–1874
Catherine Ferry
Catherine Slip
Main Street, Downtown Brooklyn
1795 – ????
Gouverneur Street Ferry
Gouverneur Slip
Bridge Street, earlier Hudson Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn
ca. 1850 – 1857
Navy Yard Ferry
Jackson Slip
Hudson Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn
1817 – ca. 1850; 1859–1868
Broadway Ferry
Grand Street
Broadway, Williamsburg
1851 – ????
Grand Street Ferry
Grand Street, Williamsburg
ca. 1797 – ????
North Second Street Ferry
Rivington Street
Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg
ca. 1805 – ca. 1815
Houston Street Ferry
Houston Street
Grand Street, Williamsburg
1840 – ????
Tenth Street Ferry
10th Street
Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint
1852 – ????
14th Street
23rd Street Ferry
23rd Street
Broadway, Williamsburg
23rd Street Ferry
23rd Street
Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint
1857 – ????
42nd Street Ferry
42nd Street
Broadway, Williamsburg
1901–1909
Manhattan–Queens [ edit ]
Name
Manhattan end
Intermediate stops
Queens end
Operated
Pan Am Water Shuttle (1987-1991) Delta Water Shuttle (1991-2000)[3]
Pier 11/Wall Street
East 34th Street Ferry Landing [4]
Marine Air Terminal
August 24, 1987 – December 29, 2000[5] [6]
Wall Street Ferry Terminal
Hunters Point Ferry Terminal
Long Island Rail Road , – September 30, 1908
Pier 11/Wall Street
Hunters Point Ferry Terminal
September 3, 2002 – September 1, 2003[8] [9]
James Slip Ferry
James Slip
Hunters Point Ferry Terminal
East River Ferry Company , late 1850s? – May 1868Long Island Rail Road , May 1868 – October 1, 1907
Calvary Cemetery Ferry
23rd Street
Calvary Cemetery
1851–1853
34th Street Ferry
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Hunters Point Ferry Terminal
East River Ferry Company , April 20, 1859 – July 1887[11] Metropolitan Ferry Company, July 1887 – April 1, 1892[12] Long Island Rail Road , April 1, 1892 – March 3, 1925[13]
East 34th Street Vehicular Ferry
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Hunters Point Ferry Terminal
September 16, 1927 – July 15, 1936[15]
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Hunters Point Ferry Terminal
October 17, 1994 – March 1, 2001[16] [17] September 3, 2002 – September 1, 2003[8] [9]
Astoria Ferry (original)
92nd Street, earlier 86th Street
Astoria
ended January 1919[18]
Astoria Ferry (2017)
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Long Island City ; Roosevelt Island
Astoria
2017–present
99th Street
College Point
116th Street
Wards Island
The Bronx–Queens [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "SIC 4482 Ferries - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History" . Reference for Business, Encyclopedia of Business, 2nd ed . Retrieved 2014-04-17 .
^ "Railway World" . Vol. 30. 1886-04-24. p. 388. Retrieved 2014-04-17 .
^ "Delta Advertisement". The New York Times . 1991-08-15. ProQuest 108630045 .
^ Seaton, Charles (1988-08-28). "Ferryboats cut new path for commuters" . Daily News . New York. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "On the water front…" . Daily News . New York. 1987-08-25. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ringle, Ken (2001-02-08). "Delta Jettisons The Best Shuttle Service Afloat" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 2024-01-07 .
^ a b Woodberry, Warren Jr. (2002-09-04). "Looks Like Smooth Sailing For L.I.C. Ferry" . Daily News . New York. Retrieved 2024-01-07 .
^ a b Woodberry, Warren Jr. (2003-08-20). "No Ferry Tale Ending" . Daily News . New York. Retrieved 2024-01-07 .
^ Seyfried, Vincent F. (1984). 300 Years of Long Island City: 1630-1930 . New York: Edgian Press. p. 85. OCLC 13102171 . Retrieved 2023-12-31 .
^ "A Transfer of a Ferry Company" . Times Union . Brooklyn. 1887-07-23. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Owns Its Own Ferries Now" . The World . New York. 1892-04-08. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "City Officials Open 34th Street Ferry" . The New York Times . 1927-09-17. Retrieved 2024-01-01 .
^ Quintanilla, Blanca M. (1994-10-18). "It's a ferry-tale on East River" . Daily News . New York. Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Taylor, Curtis L. (2001-01-06). "Ferry Service Shutting Down" . Newsday . Retrieved 2024-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "PROPOSED TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE OVER HARLEM AND EAST RIVERS; Closing of East Ninety-second Street Ferry Revives Plan for Bridge Connecting Manhattan, Bronx and Queens-- Petitions Now Being Circulated in Harlem" . The New York Times . 1919-01-05. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-26 .
Sources [ edit ]