List of ferries across the East River

The following ferries cross or once crossed the East River in New York City.

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Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens–Manhattan

Name	Manhattan end	Brooklyn stops	Queens stop	Manhattan end	Operated
East River Ferry	Pier 11/Wall Street	Fulton Ferry Landing, Williamsburg, Greenpoint	Long Island City	East 34th Street	NY Waterway, 2011–present

Manhattan–Brooklyn

One of the first documented team boats in commercial service in the United States was "put in service in 1814 on a run between Brooklyn and Manhattan." It took "8 to 18 minutes to cross the East River and carried an average of 200 passengers, plus horses and vehicles." Team boats served New York City for "about ten years, from 1814-1824. They were of eight horse-power and crossed the rivers in from twelve to twenty minutes."

Name	Manhattan end	Brooklyn end	Operated
Bay Ridge Ferry	South Ferry	65th Street, Bay Ridge
New York and South Brooklyn Ferry	Battery Maritime Building, formerly known as Municipal Ferry Pier	39th Street Ferry Terminal, South Brooklyn	to 1935
Hamilton Avenue Ferry	South Ferry	Hamilton Avenue, South Brooklyn	1846 – ????
South Ferry	South Ferry	South Ferry (Atlantic Avenue), Downtown Brooklyn	1836 – ????
Wall Street Ferry	Wall Street Ferry Terminal	Montague Street, Downtown Brooklyn	1853–1912
Fulton Ferry	Fulton Slip, earlier Broad Street, then Maiden Lane	Fulton Ferry, earlier Joralemon Street, Downtown Brooklyn	ca. 1650 – ????
Peck Slip Ferry	Peck Slip	Broadway, Williamsburg	1836–1860
Roosevelt Street Ferry	Roosevelt Street	Bridge Street, Downtown Brooklyn	1853–1859
Roosevelt Street Ferry	Roosevelt Street, earlier James Slip	Broadway, earlier South Tenth Street, Williamsburg	1857 – ????
Bridge Street Ferry	James Slip	Bridge Street, Downtown Brooklyn	1864–1874
Catherine Ferry	Catherine Slip	Main Street, Downtown Brooklyn	1795 – ????
Gouverneur Street Ferry	Gouverneur Slip	Bridge Street, earlier Hudson Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn	ca. 1850 – 1857
Navy Yard Ferry	Jackson Slip	Hudson Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn	1817 – ca. 1850; 1859 – 1868
Broadway Ferry	Grand Street	Broadway, Williamsburg	1851 – ????
Grand Street Ferry	Grand Street	Grand Street, Williamsburg	ca. 1797 – ????
North Second Street Ferry	Rivington Street	Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg	ca. 1805 – ca. 1815
Houston Street Ferry	Houston Street	Grand Street, Williamsburg	1840 – ????
Tenth Street Ferry	10th Street	Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint	1852 – ????
	14th Street	Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint
23rd Street Ferry	23rd Street	Broadway, Williamsburg
23rd Street Ferry	23rd Street	Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint	1857 – ????
42nd Street Ferry	42nd Street	Broadway, Williamsburg	1901 – 1909

Manhattan–Queens

Name	Manhattan end	Queens end	Operated
	Wall Street Ferry Terminal	Hunters Point Ferry Terminal	Long Island Rail Road, – September 30, 1908
James Slip Ferry	James Slip	Hunters Point Ferry Terminal	East River Ferry Company, late 1850s? – May 1868 Long Island Rail Road, May 1868 – October 1, 1907
Calvary Cemetery Ferry	23rd Street	Calvary Cemetery	– 1856
34th Street Ferry	East 34th Street Ferry Landing	Hunters Point Ferry Terminal	East River Ferry Company, late 1850s – May 1868 Long Island Rail Road, May 1868 – March 3, 1925
Astoria Ferry	92nd Street, earlier 86th Street	Astoria
	99th Street	College Point
	116th Street	Wards Island

The Bronx–Queens

Name	Bronx end	Queens end	Operated
	134th Street	North Brother Island
	134th Street	Riker's Island
	Clason's Point	College Point

See also

• List of fixed crossings of the East River
• List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River
• List of ferries across the Hudson River in New York City

References

• A Compilation of the Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1860
• A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1866
• Brian J. Cudahy, Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor