Staten Island Ferry

What is it?

- The Staten Island Ferry is a ferry boat that carries about 70,000 passengers a day.

- The Staten Island Ferry is part of a fleet ferry group.

- The boats in the fleet ferry group are, Molinari Class Boats, Barberi Class Boats, Austen Class, Boats, Kennedy Class Boats and Emergency Rescue Boats.

- The ferry travels from Staten Island to Manhattan(NYC), back and forth each day.

- This ferry is free.

- The city first received ownership of the Staten Island Ferry, in 1905.

- This helped many people on the island get to work faster.

- This was a faster and cheaper way.

- The ferry is still running to this day.