• Tag Archives: Ferries

    Boomtime for Ferry Boats

    The nation’s oldest ferry may have closed this year, but more than 40 others opened their doors and docks since 2008, according to a Department...

    Nation’s Oldest Ferry to Close

    The nation’s oldest continuously operating ferry boat service will shut down after 356 years due to budget cuts in Connecticut. Historical archives say the Rocky Hill...

    New East River Ferry Commuter Service Begins This Month

    (Brian Zumhagen, WNYC) A new, year-round commuter ferry is coming to New York’s East River this month. It will leave from East 34th Street and...

    TN Moving Stories: NY’s $14m Fare Beaters, and NJ’s Legal Bills to Fight ARC Tunnel Repayment Mounting

    A blind man in California uses echolocation to ride a bike. (NPR) The NY Times Week in Review takes a look at anti-bike lane sentiment,...

    NY East River to Get Regular Commuter Ferry Service

    (Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) New Yorkers who commute between Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens will have another transportation option this June. The city’s Economic Development Corporation has...

    TN Moving Stories: Cuomo’s Budget Hits Transit With $100 Million Cut, NYC To Begin Year-Round East River Ferry Service, and Right Now Is a Good Time To Be In the Road Salt Business

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget cuts transit by $100 million. (WNYC) Right now is a good time to be in the road salt business....

    Pelosi Defends Solar-Powered Ferry As Stimulus

    (Washington, DC — Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is defending a transportation project in her home district, saying it would help spur...

    Prince Harry Causes GrId-lock at Governors Island Dock

    (Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation) Governors Island lies in New York harbor a short ferry ride from Brooklyn and Manhattan, within spitting distance of the Statue...