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Getting There By Water There is no single port for passenger services, although many ferry services operate to New York. The many terminals include Lincoln Harbor, Hoboken, Harborside, Liberty Harbor and Liberty Landing on the Hudson River, St George on Staten Island, Hunters Point in Queens and West 38th Street, Pier 11 and South Ferry on Manhattan. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (tel: (212) 435 7000; website: www.panynj.gov) provides online information. Ferry services: The Staten Island Ferry (website: www.siferry.com) operates from a dingy terminal in Battery Park, in downtown New York, out past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to its destination of Staten Island. There are a variety of ferry operators, including New York Waterway (tel: (800) 53 FERRY; website: www.nywaterway.com), TNT Hydrolines (tel: (732) 872 2628; (800) BOAT RIDE; website: www.seastreakusa.com) and New York Fast Ferry (tel: (732) 291 2210 or (800) 693 6933; website: www.nyff.com), providing services between Manhattan and the other boroughs, as well as to New Jersey. Transport to the City: Ferry terminals are in the heart of the city and are linked to metro and bus lines. |
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