new york city goes by many names the big apple
the city that never sleeps
and the concrete jungle but despite being a concrete jungle it's a concrete jungle on water
because manhattan is an island staten island is an island and brooklyn and queens are part of a
really long island manhattan alone is surrounded by the hudson river harlem river east river and
the new york bay with all this water it makes sense to put it to good use for transportation
and in new york you'll see several types of water vehicles
there's one that will take you to statue of liberty some that will take you to staten island
others that will give you a tour of the manhattan skyline
and even the new york police department uses the water for quick transportation
moving along the new york waters is a pretty chill way to get around the city
and the commuter ferry that new yorkers are most familiar with is the new york city ferry
so in this video we are going to talk about how to use this mode of transportation
its routes how to pay and anything else you need to know
but first make sure to hit that like button
the new york city ferry is a mode of transportation along the east river
providing access between manhattan brooklyn queens roosevelt island the bronx governor's island and
staten island notable about the nyc ferry is that it's a great way to view the manhattan skyline
while avoiding traffic or when you're looking for an alternative to the subway
in the summer it's an easy way to get to rockaway beach
and coney island which is a new route that should be introduced soon this summer
the nyc ferry is a commuter ferry meaning it's primarily used for mass transportation
while you can ride it to get a nice view of new york city you won't get a guided tour if
you want a guided tour there are cruises for tourists run by other ferry companies
note that the nyc ferry does not go to the statue of liberty if you want to go to see lady liberty
the only ferry that will take you there is the statue city cruises this channel has a
separate video of the statue of liberty ferry link to that video is in the description below
most of the routes of the nyc ferry are on the east river
there's one route on the hudson that will take you to staten island and a couple routes that
head into the new york bay that will take you to rockaway beach and coney island the coney
island route was announced to be introduced this summer of 2022 the main port where all except
one route will dock is at pier 11 also known as the wall street stop if you're coming from
any of these places and would like to go to the beaches wall street is where you would transfer
the ferry runs all year round but services might be modified according to the season so when the
season changes to summer fall or winter make sure to check if the routes have been modified
to accommodate for the season link to the nyc ferry website is in the description below
despite running all year round the ferry is not 24 hours
routes run approximately from 6 am to 9 or 10 pm it all depends on the route the day and the season
always check the schedule and service alerts i find that using the nyc ferry app is pretty
convenient more on the app later but how do you know which ferry to board
let's learn by example by looking at the astoria route
to navigate the ferry system it's useful to know the terminal ports of the route you are taking
say you are here at 34th street and you want to go to the brooklyn navy yard
the fair you will want to board will have a label that looks like this as on orange indicates you
are taking the astoria route wall street pier 11 indicates the direction you are headed which
is south where pier 11 is located but if you are traveling the opposite direction say you want to
go to astoria the ferry you'll want to board will be labeled like this because east 90th
is the terminal port in the direction of astoria and these signs will look like this on the ferry
a single ride on the ferry is a flat rate of $2.75 cents
just like the new york subway and buses except ferries charge an extra dollar for bikes
it's important to note that the nyc ferry has a different operator than the new york subway
and buses this is why you can get a free transfer between the subway and bus but not to and from the
ferry i also get asked a lot about the metro card the ferry does not accept the metro card so the
unlimited ride for the subway and bus will not be accepted on the ferry same with the omni readers
you can get a ferry ticket via the app or get a paper ticket from a machine at any of
the ferry stops if you get a ticket from the machine it's valid as soon as it's dispensed
if you get a ticket via the app it's valid once you activate it this makes it so that in the app
you can buy tickets ahead of time and you can also buy and activate multiple tickets if you have a
group with you tickets will last 90 minutes so you can transfer for free to another ferry as long as
your ticket is active for example if you're coming from astoria and you want to go to rockaway beach
a ride from astoria to wall street will be about 45 minutes to an hour so that means
your ticket is still active by the time you get to wall street pier 11. from here you can
use the same ticket to board another ferry to the rockaways it's okay if your ticket expires
during the second leg of your trip as long as you board the ferry before your 90 minutes is up
on board fairies will have toilets a snack bar serving drinks and food
and outlets for charging but you kind of have to look for them
if you walk to the back of the ferry and up the back stairs you can ride alfresco
either a loud speaker or ferry attendant will announce stops as you arrive
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