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Sail just for<br />
the view<br />
The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry service<br />
operated by the New York City Department of<br />
Transportation. It runs 5 miles in New York Harbor<br />
between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan<br />
and Staten Island. The ferry operates 24/7.<br />
The ferry departs Manhattan from the Staten Island<br />
Ferry Whitehall Terminal at South Ferry, at the<br />
southernmost tip of Manhattan near Battery Park.<br />
On Staten Island, the ferry arrives and departs from<br />
the St. George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace,<br />
near Richmond County’s Borough Hall and Supreme<br />
Court. Service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days<br />
a year, and is punctual 96% of the time. The Staten<br />
Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905,<br />
and currently carries over 21 million passengers<br />
annually on the 5.2-mile run. While trips take 25<br />
minutes, service usually runs every 30 minutes most<br />
hours of the day and night, with more frequent service<br />
that is found during peak times.<br />
By: Lillian Boatloader<br />
Photos: Maria Farah<br />
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