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NY Waterway
File:Nywaterwaylogo.png
LocaleNew Jersey
New York
WaterwayHudson River
East River
Upper Bay
Lower Bay
Transit typepassenger ferry
excursions
sightseeing
OwnerArthur Imperatore
OperatorNY Waterway
Began operationDecember 3, 1986
No. of lines23
No. of vessels34
No. of terminals21
Daily ridershipApproximately 30,000[1]
Websitehttp://www.nywaterway.com/ NY Waterway

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 across the Hudson River. 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.

NY Waterway uses ferry slips at three terminals in Manhattan as well as terminals and slips in Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, and Edgewater, all located along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. Commuter peak service is also provided on the Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry, Newburgh–Beacon Ferry, and to the Raritan Bayshore. Excursions and sightseeing trips,[2] include those to Yankee Stadium and, in conjunction with Coach USA, a duck tour.

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Most vessels used by NY Waterway are "bow-loading"

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,[3] 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 Batttery Park City.[4] During the course of the next decade numerous routes were added.

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. To compensate, 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.[5] 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 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.[6]

Emergencies

Coming to aid of downed Flight 1549

NY Waterway has played a role in a number of rescue and emergency operations. 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[7] in Manhattan due to the chaos created in the mass transit system. Ferry service had also played a important role during the Northeast Blackout of 2003, enabling people to make the river crossing since normal service on New Jersey Transit and Port Authority Trans Hudson trains was temporarily discontinued due to power outages. During the 2005 New York City transit strike it provided alternative transportation. In 2009, the New York Waterway was instrumental in the rescue of passengers of US Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency landing on the Hudson River.[8] 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.

Terminals and routes

West Midtown Ferry Terminal

West Midtown Ferry Terminal
Battery Park City Ferry Terminal
at World Financial Center
route transfers
West Midtown Ferry Terminal[9]
West Side Highway at West 39th Street
Hudson River Park-Midtown Manhattan 		NY Waterway buses[10][11]
New York City Transit buses
M42 and M50
to
 notes


Edgewater Landing

[12]
Edgewater-Fort Lee

peak service New Jersey Transit buses
NY Waterway buses
Weehawken Port Imperial[13]
Weehawken 		full service Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit
NY Waterway buses
Lincoln Harbor

[14]
Weehawken

residents and guests only
14th Street[15]
Hoboken 		via Lincoln Harbor off-peak New Jersey Transit bus
Pavonia-Newport[16]
Jersey City 		peak service
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[17]
Jersey City 		peak service PATH
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
New York Waterway shuttle
Belford Harbor[18]
Raritan Bayshore, Monmouth County 		limited service via The Narrows & Upper Bay

Battery Park City Ferry Terminal at the World Financial Center

Ferries at Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal, Exchange Place
route transfers
Battery Park City Ferry Terminal[19][20][21][22][23]
at World Financial Center
[24]
Hudson River Park at Vesey Street
Battery Park City, Manhattan 		Liberty Water Taxi
New York Water Taxi
to
 notes
Weehawken Port Imperial[25]
Weehawken 		full service Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
NY Waterway buses
14th Street
[26]
Hoboken 		peak service New Jersey Transit bus
Hoboken Terminal[27]
Hoboken 		full service Port Authority Trans Hudson
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
NJT & MTA rail
Hudson Place bus terminal
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[28]
Exchange Place, Paulus Hook, Jersey City 		peak service PATH
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
New York Waterway shuttle
Liberty Harbor[29]
Marin Boulevard, Paulus Hook, Jersey City 		peak service Hudson Bergen Light Rail
Belford Harbor[30]
Raritan Bayshore, Monmouth County 		peak service via The Narrows & Upper Bay

Pier 11 at Wall Street

At Pier 11 on East River
route transfers
Pier 11 at Wall Street[31]
South Street at Gouverneur Lane 		Liberty Water Taxi
New York Water Taxi
SeaStreak
to
 notes
Weehawken Port Imperial[32]
Weehawken 		Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit
NY Waterway buses
Hoboken Terminal[33]
Hoboken 		New Jersey Transit bus

Hudson Bergen Light Rail
NJT & MTA Rail

Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[34]
Jersey City 		rush hour service PATH Exchange Place
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
New Jersey Transit bus
NY Waterway shuttle
Port Liberte[35]
Jersey City 		AM peak & aft/eve service New Jersey Transit bus
Belford Harbor[36]
Raritan Bayshore, Monmouth County 		peak service via The Narrows & Upper Bay

Raritan Bayshore routes

Crossing the Upper Bay
route
Belford Harbor[37]
Raritan Bayshore-Middletown-Monmuth County 		via The Narrows & Upper Bay
to
 notes
West Midtown Ferry Terminal[38] limited service
AM change at Pier 11
Battery Park City Ferry Terminal[39] peak service
Wall Street[40] peak service
Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal[41] peak service

Upstream Hudson routes

Ferry approaching Beacon ferry slip
transfer route transfer
Transport of Rockland bus 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Carroll, Timothy J. (2009-10-11). "20 years crossing the Hudson". The Jersey City Reporter. Hoboken: Hudson Reporter. pp. 7 & 16. Retrieved 2010-01-09. Cite error: The named reference "The Jersey City Reporter" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ NY Waterway Cruises
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/fashion/weddings/23rieger.html?scp=1&sq=weehawken&st=cse
  4. ^ [http://www.mgmclaren.com/node/156/ McClaren Architects
  5. ^ Golway, Terry (2004-12-19). "Transportation; Mutiny on the Hudson". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  6. ^ McGeehan, Patrick (2005-02-15). "Port Authority Picks Lawyer To Run Ferries on Hudson". New York Times.
  7. ^ Rife, Judy; October 12, 2005; Newburgh-Beacon ferry crew set to go, Times Herald Record.
  8. ^ NY Times January 18, 2009
  9. ^ WMFT routes
  10. ^ NY Waterway Peak Manhattan bus map
  11. ^ NY Waterway Off-peak Manhattan bus routes
  12. ^ WMFT-Edgewater Landing schedule
  13. ^ Port Imperial WMFT-Port Imperial schedule
  14. ^ Lincoln Harbor schedule WMFT-Lincoln Harbor schedule
  15. ^ WMFT-14th Street schedule
  16. ^ WMFT-Pavonia-Newport scheule
  17. ^ WMFT-Paulus Hook schedule
  18. ^ Pier 11-Belford schedule
  19. ^ "NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FERRY TERMINAL TO OPEN IN BATTERY PARK CITY ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18" (Press release). PorT Authority of New York and New Jersey. March 17, 2009.
  20. ^ Ohrstrom, Lysandra (June 6, 2008), "Bigger, Better Battery Park Ferry Terminal Finally Arriving", New York Observer {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  21. ^ "Battery Park City Ferry Terminal". Project Gallery. Birdair. Retrieved 2010-05-18. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  22. ^ "Internatonal Achievement Awards". Battery Park City Ferry Terminal. IFIA Publications. Retrieved 2010-05-18. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  23. ^ Dunlap, David W. (March 17, 2009), "Downtown Gets a New Ferry Terminal", New York Times {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  24. ^ WFC routes
  25. ^ WFC/Port Imperial schedule
  26. ^ BPC-WFC-14th Street schedule
  27. ^ BPC/WFC-Hoboken Terminal schedule
  28. ^ BPC-WFC/Paulus Hook schedule scheudle
  29. ^ BPC/WFC-Liberty Harbor schdule
  30. ^ BPC/WFC-Belford schedule
  31. ^ Pier 11-Wall Street routes
  32. ^ Pier 111 to Weehawken Port Imperial
  33. ^ 14th Street Hoboken schedule
  34. ^ Paulus Hook schedule
  35. ^ Pier 11-Port Liberte schedule
  36. ^ Pier 11-Belford schedule
  37. ^ Belford Harbor routes
  38. ^ WMFT-Belford schedule
  39. ^ BPC/WFC-Belford schedule
  40. ^ Pier 11-Belford schedule
  41. ^ PH-Belford schedule
  42. ^ *Circle Line Downtown
  43. ^ Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
  44. ^ Ellis Island and Liberty Island Ferry Map
  45. ^ Governor's Island Ferry
  46. ^ Statue Cruises|Liberty Water Taxi
  47. ^ New York Water Taxi
  48. ^ SeaStreak Official site
  49. ^ Staten Island Ferry
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