NY Waterway

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NY Waterway
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Locale New Jersey
New York
Waterway Hudson River
East River
New York Bay
Transit type passenger ferry
excursions
sightseeing
Owner Arthur Imperatore
Operator NY Waterway
Began operation December 3, 1986
No. of lines 23
No. of vessels 34
No. of terminals 21
Daily ridership Approx. 30,000[1]
Website http://www.nywaterway.com/
Weehawken headquarters and terminal

NY Waterway, or New York Waterway, is a private transportation company running ferry and bus service in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley. While operations and much marketing come under the NY Waterway logo, the company works with other private companies and in public-private partnership with agencies such as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York City Department of Transportation, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to provide service and maintain docking facilities.[2] In 2009, the fleet included 33 boats, 15 of which are operated by the company for its associate Billybey Ferry.[3]

NY Waterway uses ferry slips at four terminals in Manhattan as well as terminals and slips in Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, and Edgewater, all located along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, and at landings on the East River in Brooklyn and Long Island City. Commuter peak service is also provided on the Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry, Newburgh–Beacon Ferry, and to the Raritan Bayshore. Excursions and sightseeing trips [4] include those to Yankee Stadium,[5] Gateway National Recreation Area, and Governors Island.

History

Founding

In 1981 Arthur Edward Imperatore, Sr., a trucking magnate, purchased a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) length of the Weehawken, New Jersey waterfront, where the company is based,[6] from the bankrupt Penn Central for $7.5 million, with the plan to redevelop the brownfield site as had others along the west bank of the Hudson River waterfront and to restore ferry service to it. In 1986 he established New York Waterway,[1] with a route across the river between Weehawken Port Imperial and Pier 78 on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan. Three years later, it began operation between Hoboken Terminal and Battery Park City.[7][8] During the course of the next decade numerous routes across the Hudson were added.[9] In February 2011 it was contracted to operate a route calling at slips in Brooklyn and Queens as well as the East River terminals.[10] Subsidized by the City of New York, the service was originally intended for commuters, but after a few months became popular with weekend users and tourists.[11]

Expansion and near bankruptcy

The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center destroyed the PATH terminal located there, greatly reducing cross-Hudson River passenger capacity. The company was well-positioned to take advantage of government investment in ferry service, receiving subsidies and generous agreements to docking at public facilities.[12][13] NY Waterway service quickly expanded by adding new routes and increasing the frequency of crossings. It borrowed heavily to fund the acquisition of additional vessels. After PATH service was restored ridership significantly declined, the loss of passengers bringing the company, unable to reduce its fixed costs, to brink of bankruptcy. By December 2004, there was deep concern that there would be a total shutdown of ferry service, disrupting the commutes of 30,000 daily riders.[14] The Port Authority, as well as city and state agencies had already contracted the construction of new ferry terminals to be leased to private operators. The shutdown was averted when the new BillyBey Ferry Company LLC which had never before operated ferry services, founded by Manhattan lawyer William B. Wachtel, agreed to take over almost half of NY Waterway's equipment and routes. Other ferry and sightseeing boat operators were displeased that the Port Authority approved the transfer without a transparent bidding process.[15]

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Coming to the aid of downed Flight 1549

Rescue operations

NY Waterway has played a role in a number of rescue and emergency operations.[16] In the immediate after effects of September 11, 2001 attacks, the company was instrumental in the evacuation of passengers who otherwise would have been stranded[17] in Manhattan due to the chaos created in the mass transit system. The ferry service also brought people across the river during Northeast Blackout of 2003 when service on New Jersey Transit and Port Authority Trans-Hudson trains could not operate. During the 2005 New York City transit strike it provided alternative transportation.

In 2009, the company was instrumental in the rescue of passengers of US Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency landing on the Hudson River.[18] The firm gained media attention both for its efforts to rescue passengers from airplane and for its hiring of 20-year-old Brittany Catanzaro as captain. Thanks in a large part to the successful efforts of Captains Vincent Lombardi and Catanzaro, together with their crews, all aboard were rescued.

On April 6, 2012, a NY Waterway ferry rescued the crew of the Katherine G a tugboat that capsized near Liberty Island.[19] The ferry's captain, Mohamed Gouda, had also commanded one of the ferries that participated in the flight 1549 rescue.

NYWaterway - NJT partnerships

In June 2012, New Jersey Transit and NY Waterway began a fare-sharing program for riders transferring between the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and ferries at Port Imperial for ten-trip and monthly tickets.[20] in a program called Surf and Turf[21] In May 2013 NY Waterway initiated afternoon bus service along the NJT bus routes 158, and 159R, which travel north to Fort Lee, and 156R, with continuing service to Englewood Cliffs.[22][23] Passengers who purchase a 10-trip or a Monthly Joint Bus-Ferry pass take the bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal during mornings and travel by ferry in the evening.[24] In December 2014 it was announced that NJT will buy ten buses for NY Waterway's use on its Manhattan bus routes.[24]

Terminals and routes

West Midtown Ferry Terminal

West Midtown Ferry Terminal
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Edgewater Landing
Route Transfers
West Midtown Ferry Terminal[25]
West Side Highway at West 39th Street
Hudson River Park-Midtown Manhattan		 NY Waterway buses[26][27]
New York City Transit buses
M42 and M50
To Notes
Edgewater Landing

[28]
Edgewater-Fort Lee

 peak service New Jersey Transit buses
NY Waterway buses
Weehawken Port Imperial[29]
Weehawken		 full service Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit
NY Waterway buses
Lincoln Harbor

[30]
Weehawken

 residents and guests only
14th Street[31]
Hoboken		 via Lincoln Harbor off-peak New Jersey Transit bus
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[32]
Jersey City		 peak service PATH
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
New York Waterway shuttle
Belford Harbor[33]
Raritan Bayshore, Monmouth County		 limited peak service via The Narrows & Upper Bay

Battery Park City Ferry Terminal at the World Financial Center

Battery Park City Ferry Terminal (at left) is moored in the Hudson River just north of World Financial Center North Cove
Ferries at Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal, Exchange Place
Route Transfers
Battery Park City Ferry Terminal[34][35][36][37][38]
at World Financial Center
[39]
Hudson River Park at Vesey Street
Battery Park City, Manhattan		 Liberty Water Taxi
SeaStreak[40]
To Notes
Weehawken Port Imperial[41]
Weehawken		 full service Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
NY Waterway buses
14th Street
[42]
Hoboken		 peak service New Jersey Transit bus
Hoboken Terminal[43]
Hoboken		 full service Port Authority Trans Hudson
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
NJT & MTA rail
Hudson Place bus terminal
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[44]
Exchange Place, Paulus Hook, Jersey City		 peak service PATH
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
New York Waterway shuttle
Liberty Harbor[45]
Marin Boulevard, Paulus Hook, Jersey City		 full service Hudson Bergen Light Rail
Belford Harbor[46]
Raritan Bayshore, Monmouth County		 peak service via The Narrows & Upper Bay

Pier 11 at Wall Street

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At Pier 11 on East River
Route Transfers
Pier 11 at Wall Street[47]
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South Street at Gouverneur Lane		 SeaStreak
New York Beach Ferry
To Notes
Weehawken Port Imperial[48]
Weehawken		 Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit
NY Waterway buses
Hoboken Terminal[49]
Hoboken		 New Jersey Transit bus
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
NJT & MTA Rail
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[50]
Jersey City		 rush hour service PATH Exchange Place
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
NY Waterway shuttle
Port Liberte[51]
Jersey City		 AM peak & aft/eve service New Jersey Transit bus
Belford Harbor[33]
Raritan Bayshore, Monmouth County		 peak service via The Narrows & Upper Bay

East River route

Service operates in both directions with year-round service running every 20 minutes on weekdays. Peak service runs every 20 minutes, off-peak service runs every 30 minutes during the summer (April-Oct) and hourly during the winter.[52][53]

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Most vessels used by NY Waterway are bow-loading
Route Transfers
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
FDR Drive/34th Street, Manhattan		 SeaStreak
NY Waterway Bus[54]
Hunters Point-Long Island City
Queens		 Long Island City LIRR station
Greenpoint
India Street, Brooklyn
North Williamsburg
North Sixth Street, Brooklyn
South Williamsburg
Schaefer Landing, Brooklyn
Fulton Ferry Landing
Fulton Street, Brooklyn		 New York Water Taxi
Pier 11 at Wall Street
South Street, Manhattan		 New York Waterway
SeaStreak
New York Beach Ferry

Raritan Bayshore route

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Crossing the Upper Bay
Route Notes
Belford Harbor[55]
Raritan Bayshore -Middletown-Monmuth County		 limited peak service
via The Narrows & Upper Bay calling at Wall Street, Battery Park City Ferry Terminal, & Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal
-
West Midtown Ferry Terminal[56]

Upstream Hudson routes

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Ferry approaching Beacon ferry slip
Route Transfer
Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry
peak service		 Metro-North Railroad-Hudson Line
Bee-Line Bus System
Newburgh–Beacon Ferry
peak service		 Metro-North Railroad-Hudson Line
Dutchess County LOOP

Bus routes in Manhattan

NY Waterway operates connecting bus service for ferry passengers on different routes in Manhattan.

See also

References

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  4. ↑ NY Waterway Cruises
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  16. ↑ http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/08/video_ny_waterway_ferry_boat_c.html
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  25. ↑ WMFT routes
  26. ↑ NY Waterway Peak Manhattan bus map
  27. ↑ NY Waterway Off-peak Manhattan bus routes
  28. ↑ WMFT-Edgewater Landing schedule
  29. ↑ Port Imperial WMFT-Port Imperial schedule
  30. ↑ Lincoln Harbor schedule WMFT-Lincoln Harbor schedule
  31. ↑ WMFT-14th Street schedule
  32. ↑ WMFT-Paulus Hook schedule
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Pier 11-Belford schedule
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  39. ↑ WFC routes
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  41. ↑ WFC/Port Imperial schedule
  42. ↑ BPC-WFC-14th Street schedule
  43. ↑ BPC/WFC-Hoboken Terminal schedule
  44. ↑ BPC-WFC/Paulus Hook schedule scheudle
  45. ↑ BPC/WFC-Liberty Harbor schdule
  46. ↑ BPC/WFC-Belford schedule
  47. ↑ Pier 11-Wall Street routes
  48. ↑ Pier 111 to Weehawken Port Imperial
  49. ↑ 14th Street Hoboken schedule
  50. ↑ Paulus Hook schedule
  51. ↑ Pier 11-Port Liberte schedule
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  54. ↑ http://www.nywaterway.com/UserFiles/Files/ERF_BusRouteMap.pdf
  55. ↑ Belford Harbor routes
  56. ↑ WMFT-Belford schedule

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