A tourist in New York City with photo camera. Staten Island Ferry
Una de las
pocas cosas de carácter gratuito que se puede hacer en Nueva York es
coger el ferry de Staten Island que,además, nos proporciona muchas
vistas para fotografiar, como esta del ferry que hace el mismo recorrido
de vuelta a la gran ciudad.
The Staten Island Ferry is one of the last remaining vestiges of an entire ferry system in New York City that transported people between Manhattan and its future boroughs long before any bridges were built. In Staten Island, the northern shores were spiked in piers, competing ferry operators braved the busy waters of New York harbor. Today the Staten Island Ferry provides 22 million people a year (70,000 passengers a day not including weekend days) with ferry service between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan.
The Staten Island Ferry is one of the last remaining vestiges of an entire ferry system in New York City that transported people between Manhattan and its future boroughs long before any bridges were built. In Staten Island, the northern shores were spiked in piers, competing ferry operators braved the busy waters of New York harbor. Today the Staten Island Ferry provides 22 million people a year (70,000 passengers a day not including weekend days) with ferry service between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan.
......The Staten Island Ferry
is run by the City of New York for one pragmatic
reason: To transport Staten Islanders to and from Manhattan. Yet, the 5
mile, 25 minute ride also provides a majestic view of New York Harbor
and a no-hassle, even romantic, boat ride, for free! One guide book
calls it "One of the world's greatest (and
shortest) water voyages."
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