CityRealty Insider > If By Sea: Commuting By Ferry

If By Sea: Commuting By Ferry

JULY 27, 2010

If your commute—or just your curiosity—takes you off Manhattan Isle, you can stay afloat instead of going underground with a flotilla of ferry choices.

Here’s a quick guide to getting on board.

Who owns the ferries?
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) runs the Staten Island Ferry. The rest, as listed below, are operated by independent companies.

Where do the ferries go?
The Staten Island Ferry operates between the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. Riding the ferry is free.

New York Water Taxi keeps busy shuttling folks between Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. The Water Taxi also makes regular runs to Governor’s Island as well as Sandy Hook beach in New Jersey. It also offers an alternate way to get to Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, and Delta sponsors a free baseball taxi so you can save your green for hot dogs and beer. Also part of the Water Taxi empire is the IKEA Express shuttle and the laid-back Water Taxi Beach dance-and-DJ parties at various landings along the ferry’s route.

New York Waterway operates ferries between New York and several New Jersey locations including Jersey City, Weehawken and Hoboken.
Seastreak ferries operate between East 34th Street and Wall Street’s Pier 11 in Manhattan and Monmouth County, New Jersey.

You can get more information as well as schedules, fares and other facts from the NYC DOT.

ALSO IN NEW YORK CITY INSIDER

© 2024 CityRealty.com, LLC Powered by Leadkit Terms of Use Privacy Policy Site Map

RLS IDX Data display by CityRealty.com, LLC. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. ©2024 The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., All rights reserved. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and it may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.

All information furnished regarding property for sale, rental or financing is from sources deemed reliable, but no warranty or representation is made as to the accuracy thereof and same is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing or withdrawal without notice. All dimensions are approximate. For exact dimensions, you must hire your own architect or engineer and for no listing shall the number of bedrooms listed be considered a legal conclusion.

All closed sales data has been provided by the New York City Department of Finance via the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS). No warranty or representation is made as to the accuracy of any data provided by ACRIS or any other sources.

CityRealty is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities. We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our web experience for everyone, and we welcome feedback and accommodation requests. If you wish to report an issue or seek an accommodation, please contact us at accessibility@cityrealty.com.

An equal housing opportunity

{"1":[40.775,-73.94,"East Side","_es"],"2":[40.79,-73.99,"West Side","_ws"],"11":[40.76,-73.98,"Midtown","_m"],"3":[40.736,-73.99,"Downtown","_d"],"13":[40.711309,-74.01,"Financial
District\/BPC","_fd"],"4":[40.682676,-73.973007,"Brooklyn","_b"],"12":[40.8444,-73.9376,"Upper Manhattan","_um"],"5":[40.7477089,-73.930411,"LIC \/ Queens","_qns"],"18":[40.8889782,-73.9025,"The Bronx","_bx"]}