List of ferries across the East River

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

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[edit] Manhattan-Brooklyn

Name Manhattan end Brooklyn end Operated Notes
Bay Ridge Ferry South Ferry 65th Street, Bay Ridge
New York and South Brooklyn Ferry South Ferry 39th Street Ferry Terminal, South Brooklyn
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

[edit] Manhattan-Queens

Name Manhattan end Queens end Operated Notes
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 Ward's Island

[edit] The Bronx-Queens

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

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