The following ferries cross or once crossed the East River in New York City.
Name | Manhattan end | Brooklyn stops | Queens stop | Manhattan end | Operated |
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East River Ferry | Pier 11/Wall Street | Fulton Ferry Landing; Schaefer Landing; Williamsburg, Greenpoint | Hunter's Point South | East 34th Street | 2017–present |
Name | Manhattan end | Brooklyn stops | Queens end | Operated |
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Rockaway Ferry | Pier 11/Wall Street | Sunset Park | Rockaway | 2017–present |
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]
Name | Manhattan end | Intermediate stops | Brooklyn end | Operated |
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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 | 1901–1909 |
Name | Manhattan end | Intermediate stops | Queens end | Operated |
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Pan Am Water Shuttle (1987-1991) Delta Water Shuttle (1991-2000) [3] | Pier 11/Wall Street | East 34th Street Ferry Landing; [4] 62nd Street; [5] 90th Street [5] | Marine Air Terminal | August 24, 1987 – December 29, 2000 [6] [7] |
Wall Street Ferry Terminal | Hunters Point Ferry Terminal | Long Island Rail Road, – September 30, 1908 [8] | ||
Pier 11/Wall Street | Hunters Point Ferry Terminal | September 3, 2002 – September 1, 2003 [9] [10] | ||
James Slip Ferry | James Slip | Hunters Point Ferry Terminal | East River Ferry Company, late 1850s? – May 1868 Long Island Rail Road, May 1868 – October 1, 1907 [8] | |
Calvary Cemetery Ferry | 23rd Street | Calvary Cemetery | 1851–1853 [11] | |
34th Street Ferry | East 34th Street Ferry Landing | Hunters Point Ferry Terminal | East River Ferry Company, April 20, 1859 – July 1887 [12] Metropolitan Ferry Company, July 1887 – April 1, 1892 [13] Long Island Rail Road, April 1, 1892 – March 3, 1925 [14] | |
East 34th Street Vehicular Ferry | East 34th Street Ferry Landing | Hunters Point Ferry Terminal | September 16, 1927 – July 15, 1936 [11] [15] [16] | |
East 34th Street Ferry Landing | Hunters Point Ferry Terminal | October 17, 1994 – March 1, 2001 [17] [18] September 3, 2002 – September 1, 2003 [9] [10] | ||
Astoria Ferry (original) | 92nd Street, earlier 86th Street | Astoria | ended January 1919 [19] | |
Astoria Ferry (2017) | East 34th Street Ferry Landing | Long Island City; Roosevelt Island | Astoria | August 29, 2017–present [20] |
90th Street | Astoria | August 22, 2000–present [21] | ||
99th Street | College Point | |||
116th Street | Wards Island |
Name | Bronx end | Queens end | Operated |
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134th Street | North Brother Island | ||
134th Street | Riker's Island | ||
Clason's Point | College Point | to 1939 [22] |