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New York Water Taxi
Locale	New York City, Haverstraw and Yonkers, New York
Waterway	East River, Hudson River, Haverstraw Bay, New York Harbor, Buttermilk Channel, Erie Basin, Upper New York Bay, The Narrows, Lower New York Bay, Rockaway Inlet
Transit type	Water taxi
Began operation	September 25th, 2001
No. of lines	5
No. of vessels	10
No. of terminals	16
Owner	Tom Fox
Website	New York Water Taxi
Operator	New York Water Taxi

New York Water Taxi is a water taxi service offering commuter and sightseeing service mainly to points along the East River and the Hudson River. It should not be confused with the Liberty Water Taxi, a separate service that also operates on the Hudson River.

Vessels

The Seymour B. Durst leaving the IKEA pier.

New York Water Taxi operates a fleet of 10 vessels of three distinct types with most of them being named for what the company calls "New York's civic heroes". The Ed Rogowsky, Marian's Heiskell, Sam Holmes, and Seymour B. Durst vessels are capable of carrying up to 149 passengers at a speed of 26 knots, while the Curtis Berger, John Keith, Michael Mann, Mickey Murphy, and Schuyler Meyer Jr. vessels are capable of carrying up to 74 passengers at 24 knots. The American Princess used only on the Rockaway service is capable of carrying up to 250 passengers. All vessels can sustain massive amounts of abuse from the elements, and every vessel except for the American Princess (which is monohulled) is a catamaran.

Commuter routes

New York Water Taxi currently operates four commuter routes:

• The IKEA Express Service serving:
  • The Wall Street Ferry Pier at the Financial District in Manhattan
  • The IKEA Pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn
• The Rockaway Beach and Commuter Service serving:
  • The Wall Street Ferry Pier at the Financial District in Manhattan
  • The Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
  • The US Coast Guard's Riis Landing in Roxbury, Queens
• The East River Commuter Service serving:
  • The Hunters Point Pier (Water Taxi Beach and the Long Island City Long Island Rail Road station) in Queens
  • The East 34th Street Pier in Kips Bay, Manhattan
  • Schaefer Landing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  • The Fulton Ferry Landing in Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn
  • The Wall Street Ferry Pier at the Financial District in Manhattan
• The Yonkers Commuter Service serving:
  • The Wall Street Ferry Pier at the Financial District in Manhattan
  • The World Financial Center Pier in Battery Park City, Manhattan
  • The Yonkers Pier (Yonkers Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak station)
  • The Haverstraw Pier

Hop-on/Hop-off service

A Hop-on/Hop-off boat leaves the Fulton Ferry Landing during the taping of reality TV show Fat March.

During the warmer months, the New York Water Taxi also operates a Hop-on/Hop-off service on weekends only primarily for tourists. They sell a Hop-on/Hop-off pass that allows for unlimited travel for a weekends between any of the following stops on the Hop-on/Hop-off service only:

• The West 44th Street Pier in Clinton, Manhattan
• The West 26th Street Pier (Chelsea Piers) in Chelsea, Manhattan
• The Christopher Street Pier in West Village, Manhattan
• The World Financial Center Pier in Battery Park City, Manhattan
• The Battery Park Pier in Battery Park City, Manhattan
• The South Street Seaport Pavilion Pier at the Financial District in Manhattan
• The Fulton Ferry Landing in Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn
• The East 34th Street Pier in Kips Bay, Manhattan
• The Hunters Point Pier (Water Taxi Beach and the Long Island City Long Island Rail Road station) in Queens

Management

Entrepreneur Tom Fox is the company's President, Real Estate developer Douglas Durst is the company's Chairman, and Travis Noyes is the company's Vice President of sales and marketing. Captains Robert Haywood and Tom Palendino head the company's Marine Division.

Gallery

The Schuyler Meyer Jr. arriving at the Wall Street Ferry Pier

Boats sitting at the Storage Piers in Red Hook, Brooklyn near the Water Taxi's former pier behind Fairway

The Seymour B. Durst loading passengers at the IKEA Pier in Red Hook

External links

• Official site