Ferrytale of NEW YORK
Looking at a map of New York City, one takes for granted that ferry crossings have always been a fact of life here. But in the 20th century, the opening of bridges and tunnels decimated the city’s once innumerable commuter ferry routes, until just one – the famous Staten Island Ferry – remained. But now water transport is very much back in vogue. Since the 1980s fleets of new ferries have fanned out across the harbour, forming a web of transit connections that link the city’s five boroughs.
STATEN ISLAND FERRY
A favourite bit of New York City trivia is that the Staten Island Ferry was started by a young Cornelius Vanderbilt, before he went on to build the railroad empire that earned him fame and fortune. In fact, this most famous New York harbour ferry dates back to 1817, long before Vanderbilt took over, and records of
