Ferry an icon in Big Apple

The 300-foot-long bright orange Staten Island ferries move about 70,000 people a day for free between the island and lower Manhattan.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2003 - 09:55

The 300-foot-long bright orange Staten Island ferries move about 70,000 people a day for free between the island and lower Manhattan.

Even the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting Staten Island with Brooklyn in 1964 did little to reduce the ferry’s popularity with commuters.

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