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42nd Street Ferry (Williamsburg)

42nd Street Ferry (Williamsburg)

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For other uses, see 42nd Street Ferry (Weehawken).

The 42nd Street Ferry was a ferry route connecting Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining 42nd Street (Manhattan) and Broadway (Brooklyn) across the East River.

History

The Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company, which operated the 23rd Street Ferry from the foot of Broadway, began operating to 42nd Street on December 2, 1901, improving access from Williamsburg to Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street in Manhattan.[1][2] The route was discontinued in 1909.[3]

Surface connections

For connections in Brooklyn, see Broadway Ferry.

At the foot of 42nd Street, passengers could transfer to streetcars of the 42nd Street Crosstown Line past Grand Central Terminal to the West 42nd Street Ferry, as well as several lines operating on First Avenue:

References

  1. [1]
    "New 42d Street Ferry". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 30 November 1901. p. 3.
  2. [2]
    "42d Street Ferry Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 2 December 1901. p. 1.
  3. [3]
    Brian J. Cudahy, Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor
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