Ferries
Posted inStaten Island
The SNL duo can rid themselves of an embarrassing impulse buy — a 2,100 ton former Staten Island Ferry — by giving it to New York State to turn into a home for underwater creatures.
Posted inHow to New York
Traveling the City By Water: Your Guide to NYC Boats and Ferries
If you’re sick of subterranean commuting, or just need a day on the ocean, here’s how to get around New York City on its waterways.
Posted inBrooklyn, Eric Adams
Borough President Adams Pushed for Ferry Service in Canarsie. Mayor Adams Isn’t Delivering.
Residents in southeast Brooklyn complain of few transit options and packed, lengthy commutes, but the administration is opposing ferry expansion — leaving most stops in affluent, white neighborhoods.
Posted inBrooklyn
NYC Ferry Expansion Pushes Tourist Cruise Company to Jersey
The city’s Economic Development Corporation displaces TopView across the harbor, citing “unprecedented growth of maritime industry.”
Posted inDevelopment, Transit
NYC Ferry Embarks on New Bids, Seeking Operator That Can Land the Most Money
The Economic Development Corporation has launched a search for potential new ferry operators — with a goal to make money instead of being completely buoyed by tax dollars.
Posted inLabor, Staten Island
Staten Island Ferry Engineers Entitled to Big Salary Boost, Judge Rules
In a victory for the system’s marine engineers, a judge finds these Staten Island Ferry workers are entitled to wages on par with the private sector.
Posted inLabor, Staten Island
Staten Island Ferry Workers and City Hall Agree to Mediate Contract Dispute
A resolution to the 12-year stalemate that has left workers without raises since 2010 could be in sight.
Posted inLabor
How a Contract Eluded Staten Island Ferry Workers for Nearly 12 Years
THE CITY obtained a copy of a labor agreement that would give crews a long-due raise — but City Hall has not signed, despite months of urgings from Staten Island officials that preceded service disruptions.
Posted inCity Government, Manhattan, Staten Island, Transit
Adams Blames Idle Workers for Grounding Staten Island Ferry. They Beg To Differ.
Ferry crew members have worked under an expired union contract for an “unprecedented” 11 years and say that low pay and morale have left them without enough staff to keep the lifeline between Manhattan and Staten Island afloat.
Posted inTransit
City Tweaks Ferry Pricing in Wake of Audit With $4 Tix, But Is It Too Shallow?
The per-ride cost is going up by $1.25, but new discounts will make voyages cheaper for many New Yorkers who don’t currently show up at ferry docks.

