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]
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]
^"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.
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A Compilation of the Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1860
A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1866
Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN9780823212453. Retrieved 2024-01-09 – via Google Books.
Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). Yale University Press. p. 439. ISBN9780300114652. Retrieved 2024-01-09 – via Google Books.
January 01, 1970
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The following ferries cross or once crossed the East River in New York City Map from 1847 showing the routes of ferries in Lower Manhattan Jersey City Hoboken and Brooklyn This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents 1 Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Manhattan 2 Manhattan Brooklyn Queens 3 Manhattan Brooklyn 4 Manhattan Queens 5 The Bronx Queens 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 SourcesManhattan Brooklyn Queens Manhattan editName Manhattan end Brooklyn stops Queens stop Manhattan end Operated East River Ferry Pier 11 Wall Street Fulton Ferry Landing Schaefer Landing Williamsburg Greenpoint Hunter s Point South East 34th Street 2017 presentManhattan Brooklyn Queens editName Manhattan end Brooklyn stops Queens end Operated Rockaway Ferry Pier 11 Wall Street Sunset Park Rockaway 2017 presentManhattan Brooklyn editOne 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 1909Manhattan Queens editName 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 7 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 7 Calvary Cemetery Ferry 23rd Street Calvary Cemetery 1851 1853 10 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 10 14 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 IslandThe Bronx Queens editName Bronx end Queens end Operated 134th Street North Brother Island 134th Street Riker s Island Clason s Point College Point to 1939See also editList of fixed crossings of the East River List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River List of ferries across the Hudson River in New York CityReferences editNotes 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 Cudahy 1990 p 214 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 a b Jackson 2010 p 439 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 Cudahy 1990 p 218 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 A Compilation of the Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York 1860 A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York 1866 Brooklyn Ferries Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn NY 18 July 1870 p 2 Cudahy Brian J 1990 Over and Back The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor New York Fordham University Press ISBN 9780823212453 Retrieved 2024 01 09 via Google Books Jackson Kenneth T ed 2010 The Encyclopedia of New York City 2nd ed Yale University Press p 439 ISBN 9780300114652 Retrieved 2024 01 09 via Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ferries across the East River amp oldid 1199095333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
