List of ferries across the East River

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

Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens–Manhattan NameManhattan endBrooklyn stopsQueens stopManhattan endOperatedEast River FerryPier 11/Wall StreetFulton Ferry Landing; Schaefer Landing; Williamsburg, GreenpointHunter's Point SouthEast 34th Street2017–present

Manhattan–Brooklyn–Queens NameManhattan endBrooklyn stopsQueens endOperatedRockaway FerryPier 11/Wall StreetSunset ParkRockaway2017–present

Manhattan–Brooklyn One of the first documented team boats in commercial service in the United States was "put in service in 1814 on a run between Brooklyn and Manhattan." It took "8 to 18 minutes to cross the East River and carried an average of 200 passengers, plus horses and vehicles." Team boats served New York City for "about ten years, from 1814-1824. They were of eight horse-power and crossed the rivers in from twelve to twenty minutes."

NameManhattan endIntermediate stopsBrooklyn endOperatedBay Ridge FerrySouth Ferry65th Street, Bay RidgeNew York and South Brooklyn FerryBattery Maritime Building, formerly known as Municipal Ferry Pier39th Street Ferry Terminal, South Brooklyn to 1935Hamilton Avenue FerrySouth FerryHamilton Avenue, South Brooklyn1846 – ????South FerrySouth Ferry (Atlantic Avenue), Downtown Brooklyn1836 – ????Wall Street FerryWall Street Ferry TerminalMontague Street, Downtown Brooklyn1853–1912Fulton FerryFulton Slip, earlier Broad Street, then Maiden LaneFulton Ferry, earlier Joralemon Street, Downtown Brooklynca. 1650 – ????Peck Slip FerryPeck SlipBroadway, Williamsburg1836–1860Roosevelt Street FerryRoosevelt StreetBridge Street, Downtown Brooklyn1853–1859Roosevelt Street, earlier James SlipBroadway, earlier South Tenth Street, Williamsburg1857 – ????South Brooklyn FerryPier 11/Wall StreetGovernors Island; Fulton Ferry; Atlantic Avenue; Red Hook; Sunset ParkBay Ridge2017–presentBridge Street FerryJames SlipBridge Street, Downtown Brooklyn1864–1874Catherine FerryCatherine SlipMain Street, Downtown Brooklyn1795 – ????Gouverneur Street FerryGouverneur SlipBridge Street, earlier Hudson Avenue, Downtown Brooklynca. 1850 – 1857Navy Yard FerryJackson SlipHudson Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn1817 – ca. 1850; 1859–1868Broadway FerryGrand StreetBroadway, Williamsburg1851 – ????Grand Street FerryGrand Street, Williamsburgca. 1797 – ????North Second Street FerryRivington StreetMetropolitan Avenue, Williamsburgca. 1805 – ca. 1815Houston Street FerryHouston StreetGrand Street, Williamsburg1840 – ????Tenth Street Ferry10th StreetGreenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint1852 – ????14th Street23rd Street Ferry23rd StreetBroadway, Williamsburg23rd Street Ferry23rd StreetGreenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint1857 – ????42nd Street Ferry42nd StreetBroadway, Williamsburg1901–1909

Manhattan–Queens NameManhattan endIntermediate stopsQueens endOperatedPan Am Water Shuttle (1987-1991)Delta Water Shuttle (1991-2000)Pier 11/Wall StreetEast 34th Street Ferry Landing; 62nd Street; 90th StreetMarine Air TerminalAugust 24, 1987 – December 29, 2000Wall Street Ferry TerminalHunters Point Ferry TerminalLong Island Rail Road, – September 30, 1908Pier 11/Wall StreetHunters Point Ferry TerminalSeptember 3, 2002 – September 1, 2003James Slip FerryJames SlipHunters Point Ferry TerminalEast River Ferry Company, late 1850s? – May 1868Long Island Rail Road, May 1868 – October 1, 1907Calvary Cemetery Ferry23rd StreetCalvary Cemetery 1851–185334th Street FerryEast 34th Street Ferry LandingHunters Point Ferry TerminalEast River Ferry Company, April 20, 1859 – July 1887Metropolitan Ferry Company, July 1887 – April 1, 1892Long Island Rail Road, April 1, 1892 – March 3, 1925East 34th Street Vehicular FerryEast 34th Street Ferry LandingHunters Point Ferry TerminalSeptember 16, 1927 – July 15, 1936East 34th Street Ferry LandingHunters Point Ferry TerminalOctober 17, 1994 – March 1, 2001September 3, 2002 – September 1, 2003Astoria Ferry (original)92nd Street, earlier 86th StreetAstoriaended January 1919 Astoria Ferry (2017)East 34th Street Ferry LandingLong Island City; Roosevelt IslandAstoriaAugust 29, 2017–present90th StreetAstoriaAugust 22, 2000–present99th StreetCollege Point116th StreetWards Island

The Bronx–Queens NameBronx endQueens endOperated134th StreetNorth Brother Island134th StreetRiker's IslandClason's PointCollege Point to 1939

See also List of fixed crossings of the East River List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River List of ferries across the Hudson River in New York City

References Notes

Sources

A Compilation of the Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1860 A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1866