staten island ferry stopped taking cars in 1894.
staten island ferry stopped taking cars in 1894.
when did staten island ferry stop taking cars?
1894
there is an active passenger ferry terminal at the southern tip of whitehall street: the whitehall terminal, which serves the staten island ferry. however, its facilities in use have shifted over the decade, as have the destinations served. the original whitehall terminal served brooklyn, governors island, staten island, and jersey city, new jersey, and it was originally served mainly by the interborough rapid transit company's elevated train lines at south ferry station. furthermore, the terminal once served vehicular traffic. however, the subways have replaced the els, and cars now use fixed crossings such as the brooklyn-battery tunnel. the structure was renovated in the 1950s and reopened in 1956. it was destroyed by fire in 1991. it was renovated in 1992–2005.
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efforts to revive the staten island-to-midtown ferry persisted; and in 2013, city councilman james oddo advocated for a revival of fast ferry service to staten island as part of his campaign to become that borough's president. after oddo's election as borough president, he pushed new york city mayor bill de blasio to consider a staten island fast ferry as part of de blasio's proposed citywide ferry service (later renamed nyc ferry). at the time, the new system's only proposed ferry stop on staten island was at stapleton, which was already adequately served by the whitehall–st. george route. citywide ferry service was not planning to serve transit-deprived south shore. later, the citywide ferry's stapleton route was relegated to an unfunded plan, leaving staten island with no stops on the new system.
staten island ferry