Staten Island Ferry

The Staten Iceland Ferry is a ferry service that operates in New York City in the harbor between Manhattan and Staten Iceland from the New York City Department of Transportation. The piers are located at the Whitehall Street at Battery Park in Manhattan and the St. George Ferry Terminal, where the connection is made to the Staten Iceland Railway. It can be used nine double-ended.

History

The Staten Iceland Ferry is operated since 1905 by the City of New York. Annually, over 19 million passengers this ferry service on the Upper New York Bay. For a crossing of about 8.4 km (5 miles) in length, the ferries will need around 22 minutes.

Since 1997, the ferry for pedestrians and cyclists can be used free of charge. Prior to a round- trip ticket cost 50 cents ( 25 cents until 1990 ). Transporting vehicles cost initially still $ 3, but was discontinued after the attacks of 11 September 2001. Since these vessels operate exclusively as passenger ferries.

Incident

On the afternoon of October 15, 2003, the Andrew J. Barberi ferry collided with a pier in Staten Iceland before the approach to the St. George Ferry Terminal. Of the approximately 1,500 passengers of the 6000 courses offered ferry eleven people died and more than 70 were injured.

The route in the Upper New York Bay