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Coordinates | 40°42′11″N74°0′22″W / 40.70306°N 74.00611°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | NYCDOT [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 (A, B, C, D, E) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | NY Waterway
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Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pier 11/Wall Street is a pier providing slips to ferries and excursion boats on the East River in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is located east of South Street and FDR Drive just south of Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The ferry terminal has five landings (A, B, C, D, E), each with two berths, and is used by four privately owned companies.
Public transportation available within walking distance includes the New York City Subway's 1 , N , R , and W trains at South Ferry – Whitehall Street and 2 and 3 trains at Wall Street; the M55 , M15 , M15 SBS , M20 New York City Bus routes, and the Staten Island Ferry at the Whitehall Terminal. [2]
Seastreak catamarans operate daily to the Raritan Bayshore in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Journeys originate at the East 34th Street Ferry Landing or West Midtown Ferry Terminal. West Midtown journeys stop at Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal and/or Battery Park City Ferry Terminal before stopping at Pier 11. After stopping at Pier 11, boats continue through New York Harbor to terminals at Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, or Belford. Some departures make stops at both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands. [3]
Seasonal excursions and sightseeing trips include service to Sandy Hook, Cold Spring, Bear Mountain State Park, West Point, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.
Seastreak formerly operated weekday commuter service to Rockaway, Queens. [4] [5] The service began in November 2012 in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which heavily damaged subway infrastructure in Queens and Brooklyn, but was discontinued in October 2014 once all repair work had been completed. [6]
Destination | Intermediate Stops | Operational Hours |
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Belford | Originates at West Midtown | Weekday peak hours |
Atlantic Highlands | Originates at East 34th Street | |
Highlands | 7 days a week |
NY Waterway operates ferries to points along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway in Hudson County, New Jersey such as Weehawken Port Imperial, Hoboken Terminal, and Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal. [7] [8]
NY Waterway also operates the IKEA Express Shuttle to the IKEA store in Red Hook, Brooklyn. [9] The ferry was formerly operated by New York Water Taxi. [10]
Destination | Intermediate Stops | Operational Hours |
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Liberty Harbor | Paulus Hook | Weekday peak hours |
Hoboken Terminal | None | |
Port Imperial | Battery Park City, Hoboken 14th Street | |
IKEA Red Hook | Originates at West Midtown | Weekends |
Pier 11 Wall Street is a stop for all NYC Ferry routes, except for the St. George route, and the terminus of all except the South Brooklyn route. [11] In 2016, the city drew up plans for routes to Bay Ridge, Rockaway, Governors Island, Astoria, Lower East Side, and Soundview. [12] [13] On May 1, 2017, NYC Ferry's Rockaway route started operations, and NY Waterway's East River route was transferred over to NYC Ferry operation. [14] The Bay Ridge route began on June 1, a month later, [15] and the Astoria route began on August 29 of the same year. [16] The route to Soundview opened on August 15, 2018, [17] followed by the Lower East Side route two weeks later, on August 29 which was then later discontinued on May 18, 2020. Wall St/Pier 11 used to be the northern terminal for the South Brooklyn line, before the line was extended to end at Corlears Hook on May 18, 2020. [18]
Pier 11 contains a terminal building with 2,100 square feet (200 m2) of space for storage, retail, and offices. [19] Designed by Henry Smith-Miller and Laurie Hawkinson, along with structural engineer Arup Group, the building was completed in 2000. The structure is made of glass, structural steel, and galvanized and corrugated material; these materials were used to evoke the waterfront. [19] [20] The building's entrances, on its western and eastern sides, are shaded by canopies. [19] The Architectural League of New York displayed a model of the terminal building in 2001 as part of New New York 2, an exhibit showcasing six new buildings in New York City. [21]
Pier 11 is the venue for two permanent public art installations by artist Carl Cheng (who works under the corporate moniker The John Doe Company), Shadow Garden and Community Island Pond. [22] [23] Both installations showcase the artists conceptual take on the reflection of faces abstracted by conditions of the East River. [24] [25] The combined total cost for both installations was $189,000. [22]
Shadow Garden (2000) is located near the entrance to the pier and showcases how the river condition like the tide, abstract the facial images in the water. [25] [22]
Community Island Pond (2001) measures 60 by 60 inches (1,500 mm × 1,500 mm) and is constructed of cast concrete deck, welded steel, and wood benches. [26] The installation is approached by a pedestrian bridge over a 10 ft (3.0 m) water gap located at the end of the pier. A 20 ft (6.1 m) circular reflection pond is located in the center of the island with seating around it. [24]
Coney Island Creek is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) tidal inlet in Brooklyn, New York City. It was created from a series of streams and inlets by land filling and digging activities starting in the mid-18th century which, by the 19th century, became a 3-mile-long (4.8 km) continual strait and a partial mudflat connecting Gravesend Bay and Sheepshead Bay, separating Coney Island from the mainland. The strait was closed off in the early 20th century due to further land development and later construction projects. Today only the western half of Coney Island Creek exists.
Red Hook is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, United States, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Carroll Gardens neighborhood on the northeast, Gowanus Canal on the east, and the Upper New York Bay on the west and south. A prosperous shipping and port area in the early 20th century, the area declined in the latter part of the century. Today it is home to the Red Hook Houses, the largest housing project in Brooklyn.
NY Waterway, or New York Waterway, is a private transportation company running ferry and bus service in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley. The company utilizes public-private partnership with agencies such as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York City Department of Transportation, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide service and maintain docking facilities.
Fulton Ferry is a small area adjacent to Dumbo in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is named for the Fulton Ferry, a prominent ferry line that crossed the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and is also the name of the ferry slip on the Brooklyn side. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 2.
The transportation system of New York City is a network of complex infrastructural systems. New York City, being the most populous city in the United States, has a transportation system which includes one of the largest and busiest subway systems in the world; the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel; and an aerial tramway. New York City is home to an extensive bus system in each of the five boroughs; citywide and Staten Island ferry systems; and numerous yellow taxis and boro taxis throughout the city. Private cars are less used compared to other cities in the rest of the United States.
The Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT) is a large warehouse complex in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City. The site occupies more than 95 acres (38 ha) between 58th and 63rd Streets west of Second Avenue, on Brooklyn's western shore. The complex was originally used as a United States Army Supply Terminal called the Brooklyn Army Base or Brooklyn Army Supply Base. It is now used for commercial and light industrial purposes and contains an NYC Ferry stop. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
New York Water Taxi (NYWT) is a water taxi service based in New York City. It offers sightseeing, charter, and commuter services mainly to points along the East River and Hudson River. It is one of several private operators of ferries, sightseeing boats, and water taxis in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is estimated that 100,000 people ride New York ferries every day.
The Port of New York and New Jersey is the port district of the New York-Newark metropolitan area, encompassing the region within approximately a 25-mile (40 km) radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
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The Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running along Van Brunt Street and Manhattan Avenue between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B61 and the B62 bus routes. The northern section, the B62, is operated by MTA New York City Bus' Grand Avenue Depot in Maspeth, Queens, and the southern section is the B61, operated by MTA New York City Bus' Jackie Gleason Depot in Sunset Park. The entire route was a single line, the B61, until January 3, 2010; the B62 was previously a separate, parallel route between Downtown Brooklyn and Greenpoint, now part of the B43 route. The streetcar line, B61 and the original B62 previously operated from the now-closed Crosstown Depot in Greenpoint.
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The Liberty Landing Ferry, officially known as the Liberty Landing City Ferry, is a commuter ferry service based at Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It provides service between Liberty State Park and Liberty Harbor in Jersey City and the Battery Park City Ferry Terminal at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City, Manhattan. It is one of several private operators of ferries, sightseeing boats, and water taxis in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
The Fulton Ferry was the first steam ferry route connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining Fulton Street, Manhattan, and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, across the East River. It revolutionized travel between the then City of New York on Manhattan Island and the Village of Brooklyn and the rest of Long Island. Robert Fulton's steam Fulton Ferry Company in 1814 established his name on the ferry service. After the Brooklyn Bridge was built, ridership declined, and the ferry ceased operation on January 19, 1924. NYC Ferry now serves a very similar route.
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