Staten Island Ferry

09/02/03

Nice trip

by rudee at Citysearch

The best "free" view you can get of the Statue of Liberty. Stay on board for the ride back.

10/04/02

Staten Island Ferry

by pt109 at Citysearch

I never thought just taking the ferry would be so much fun! It was relaxing and not at all crowded, and had great views and a nice breeze. I felt like just taking it back and forth for awhile...with a book and a lunch this would be ideal.

06/23/02

Wonderful View

by picturedis at Citysearch

Wonderful View to the Skyline of NYC! Staten Island is a nice place to go to see the Skyline!

• Pros: Ride for free!

05/21/02

Ahoy Mateys

by DrewPisarra_Citysearch at Citysearch

Talk about a deal. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, this cruise to and from Staten Island is free. It's a great way to spend an afternoon. Running time is just shy of 25 minutes each way and the boat departs every half hour at the least busy time of night. That ensures that the entire journey can be done in an hour at the longest. (The Ferry sticks to its schedule.) So what do you do at the halfway point, for the five minutes between arrival on Staten Island and departure for Manhattan? Well, there's a really cool photo booth at the dock where you can superimpose four different hair-do's on your head. My friend and I spent as much time on the ride back giggling at the silly snapshots as we did admiring the approaching skyline.