Staten Island Ferry

As I carry on with my reviews of the sights and sounds of New York City I couldn't miss out on one of the main methods of transport used and one of the cheapest too, its completely free! New York City is made up of five boroughs, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island. The only non-vehicular way to access Staten Island is using the free ferry run by the New York City Department of Transportation that commutes between the Whitehall terminal in Manhattan and the St. George terminal on Staten Island. The fleet is made up of 9 different ferries, Spirit of America, Sen. John J. Marchi , Guy V. Molinari, Samuel I. Newhouse, ...  Read the complete review

I have recently returned from a trip to New York and one thing I can really recommend is the Staten Island Ferry. In 1997, the NYCDOT removed the 50c charge allowing passengers to travel on the boat for free. On the 25 minute trip each way, you get an excellent view of the island, Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty - for nothing. The ferry departs from the newly completed terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South Street in Lower Manhattan and will dock again at the St. George Ferry Terminal at One Ferry Terminal Drive, Richmond Terrace, Staten Island. The ferries have capacity for large numbers of people, so you don't have to queue to board and ...  Read the complete review

...Don't think that the tourist boats will be the best way to see the island. The best, and by far the cheapest way to get an amazing view of the island is to take the Staten Island Ferry. It departs from the ferry terminal which is in between the place where the Statue of Libery ferry leaves from and South Street Seaport. It only costs 50c for a return trip, and is the only place you can get a view of the island with the Statue of Liberty in between. The views you will get are outstanding, and you won't have to worry about having to queue for hours or get jostled by hundreds of tourists. Another excellent place to view the island from is to ...  Read the complete review

You haven't been to New York city if you haven't been to the Liberty Island. And yes this is where the Statue of Liberty lives. The only way to get to the island is by ferries, from Battery Park, which is at the south end of Manhattan. I went on a Saturday morning. Tickets were $10 for a round-trip, for students. The queues at the ticket booths are horribly long. And there were only 2 ferries on that day so the queues for the ferries were like hundreds of people. Once get on the ferry, you're off for a nice trip. Manhattan sky-crapers such as the World Trade Centre are in a perfect view for photo taking when the ferry is half-way through. Souvenirs and ...  Read the complete review