The Staten Island Ferry - NYC

NYC tourists get up close and personal with New York Harbor for free on the Staten Island Ferry.
 
Visiting NYC and enjoying all of the NYC tourism attractions definitely has it's costs. Why not give your pocketbooks a break and take a free ride on the Staten Island Ferry and float calmly across the city's New York Harbor?
 
You'll feel like an authentic commuter, not just a visiting NYC tourist, when you hitch a ride with the Staten Island Ferry from Lower Manhattan to visit Staten Island. As you sail across New York Harbor, you'll enjoy a wonderful view of the New York City waterfront, and popular NYC tourism attractions you also might want to visit like the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and much more.
 
Be sure to have your camera ready. The scenery from the ferry is breathtaking. Here are just a few tips to help you get the most our of your Staten Island Ferry ride:
 
1) Seats on borders of the boat fill up quickly so find your seat as quickly as you can once boarding.
2) Switch sides on your return trip so you can get a full view of the city.
 
3) On the way back into Manhattan, grab a seat in the front of the boat for a great view.
 
4) Even if you are just making trip to Staten Island and back, you'll still have to get off the ferry when it reaches its destination and then re-board.
5) If you have time, while waiting in Manhattan, be sure to visit Battery Park, right across from the ferry, where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the statue of liberty.
 
6) Leaving every half an hour, the ferry operates twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
 
7) Should you decide to take a trip, try and avoid visiting NYC during rush hour times and you won't have to wait more than 30 minutes on line for the next ferry out.
 
8) Don't forget to visit the Staten Island Ferry Museum. Just two blocks away, you can take a trip through time and learn the history of the ferry and it's passengers.
 
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