The New York Water Taxi set sail from the Haverstraw Ferry Landing for the first time this morning. The ferry departed from Haverstraw at 6:15AM, made one stop in Yonkers, and continued on to the World Financial Center and then Pier 11 on Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Visit the New York Water Taxi website [...]
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Congestion Pricing Moves Forward
Posted: August 24, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry ServiceDespite opposition from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the State of New York has granted the Bloomberg Administration in New York City permission to create a congestion task force, who will study options to fight traffic congestion in Manhattan. One of these options is congestion pricing, with which the City will charge drivers up to $8.00 [...]
Water Taxi Adds Haverstraw Ferry Page to Web
Posted: July 30, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, Uncategorized, WaterfrontNew York Water Taxi, the company that is offering the new Haverstraw to Lower Manhattan Ferry Service, which is to begin on September 4, 2007 (the day after Labor Day), has added a dedicated web page for the Haverstraw Route. Visit the site here for more information. New York Water Taxi
Water Taxi Service to Lower Manhattan Delayed
Posted: July 27, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, WaterfrontThe new Water Taxi Ferry Service from Haverstraw to Lower Manhattan has been delayed from the August 1, 2007 start date until September 4, 2007. The Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has stated that a federal funding cut of $280,000.00 was to blame for the delayed start of the new ferry service. Commuters that [...]
A Setback for Haverstraw from the State Level
Posted: July 17, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry ServiceThe State Assembly, led by Democrat Sheldon Silver, and the State Senate, led by Joseph Bruno has failed to vote on and adopt a congestion pricing plan proposed by the Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg. The plan would have charged commuters entering Manhattan below 86th Street and off the West Side Highway and [...]
Ferry Landing Readies Itself for Water Taxi
Posted: May 30, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, WaterfrontWorkers are, at this time, preparing the Haverstraw Ferry Landing for New York Water Taxi service, which is expected to begin in August. Construction crews have closed the northern side of the ferry parking lot, while they drive pilings in the water and add docks and ramps. The New York Water Taxi slip will be [...]
NY Water Taxi Launches Yonkers Commute Page
Posted: April 11, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, WaterfrontNew York Water Taxi recently launched a page on its website dedicated to the new ferry route from Yonkers Pier, which will likely be expanded to the Haverstraw Ferry Landing sometime in August or sooner, depending on operation dynamics. The ferry from Yonkers is scheduled to launch on the morning of May 1, 2007. The [...]
Ferry on Ice: Why It’s a Problem!
Posted: March 7, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, WaterfrontThe New York Waterway Ferry has been suspended until further notice for the second time this winter season. Heavy ice on the Hudson River near Ossining has prompted ferry officials to, once again, shut the service down until the ice clears. The reason for ferry disruption is that ice chunks get drawn into the ferry’s [...]
Our Neighbor Gets a Facelift
Posted: March 1, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Ferry Service, New Construction, WaterfrontThe Ossining Ferry dock and train station area is about to undergo a complete transformation into a beautifully appointed mixed-use neighborhood. Ginsburg Development Companies and Capelli Enterprises have teamed up to build One Harbor Square between the existing ferry pier and the Metro North train station. Easy access to New York City, the rest of [...]
Ferry’s Move to Main Street Approved
Posted: January 18, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, New Construction, WaterfrontThe Haverstraw – Ossining Ferry by New York Waterway and the future Haverstraw – Yonkers – Lower Manhattan Ferry by New York Water Taxi are soon to move to the end of Main Street in the Village of Haverstraw. The plans, refined during summer 2006, have been approved recently by local and state officials. M [...]
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry, a precursor to the Newburgh-Beacon ferry that started this year, is considered one of the most successful ferry operations on the Hudson River. Within 5 years of its creation, the Haverstraw Ferry has reached a ridership record of over 500.
Martin Ginsburg on Haverstraw Ferries
Posted: June 22, 2006 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, New Construction, WaterfrontMartin Ginsburg, who could quite possibly go down along with Mayor “Bud” Wassmer as men who “saved Haverstraw,” is the father of waterfront development in the Village of Haverstraw. The Harbors at Haverstraw, and subsequent communities that will follow it, are at any length children of Mr. Ginsburg. Thanks to him and his corporation,Ginsburg Development [...]
Cruise to Dinner
Posted: June 19, 2006 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Ferry Service, WaterfrontOn any given weekday evening, the Haverstraw Ferry runs its rounds to Ossining and back, shuffling commuters home from their daily work grind in the city. Little does anyone realize that the ferry can be used as a tool to quickly get to some of the best dinner spots in the Hudson Valley. Simply catch [...]
Haverstraw-Yonkers-Manhattan Ferry Launches Spring 2007
Posted: June 18, 2006 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, WaterfrontThe proposed Haverstraw to Yonkers to Lower Manhattan Ferry has been approved and is expected to begin sailing in the Spring of 2007. New York Water Taxi has been selected by the Port Authority of New York to provide ferry service between the three ports. The service is described in the post below, “High Tech [...]
High-Tech Commute from Haverstraw?
Posted: March 10, 2006 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, WaterfrontWe may soon see an additional ferry operator at the Haverstraw Ferry Pier. NY Water Taxi has placed a bid to operate a ferry service from Haverstraw to Yonkers and then to Lower Manhattan. New York Waterway has also placed the same bid. The Port Authority will choose which bid will handle this new ferry [...]
