| Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry | |
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| Admiral Richard E. Bennis, here about to dock at Haverstraw | |
| Route | |
| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Haverstraw Bay |
| Route | FerryRaillink |
| Carries | Passengers |
| Quays | Haverstraw and Ossining, New York, United States |
| Service | |
| Operator | NY Waterway |
| Authority | Metro-North Railroad, New York State Department of Transportation, and Transport of Rockland |
| Ferry(s) | Admiral Richard E. Bennis |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Length | Approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Travel time | 15 minutes |
| Headway | 30 minutes |
| Frequency | 29 / day |
| Daily ridership | 470 |
| Yearly ridership | Approximately 121,730 |
| History | |
| Opened | September 5, 2000 |
| Connections at Ossining | |
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Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line |
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Bee-Line Bus System: 13, 19 |
| Connections at Haverstraw | |
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Transport of Rockland: Ferry Express |
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry is a passenger ferry which connects Haverstraw, New York with Ossining, New York over the Hudson River. The ferry operates during the rush hours, primarily transporting commuters from the west side of the river to the train station on the east side where they can transfer for Metro-North Railroad trains headed to Grand Central Terminal in New York City or Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie via its Hudson Line. The Ossining terminal is at a pier adjacent to the west side of the station, and the Haverstraw terminal is at a pier on the eastern end of Dr. Girling Drive.
The Weehawken, New Jersey-based NY Waterway ferry company has been operating the ferry under contract from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (along with the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry upstream) since its incarnation on September 5, 2000.[1]
The fare is $3.25 per person ($3 for seniors) and can either be paid on board, at Haverstraw, or during the morning rush hours only, at Ossining. The trip across the river takes approximately 15 minutes. The ferry operates at 10% of its full capacity on each trip with 470 passengers per day as of 2005. [2]
The ferry currently uses a 79-foot (24 m) high speed catamaran capable of carrying up to 150 passengers named the Admiral Richard E. Bennis (which made its maiden voyage on October 29, 2003), for the late Coast Guard captain who the directed waterborne evacuation of Manhattan after the September 11, 2001 attacks.[3] On January 15, 2009, the Admiral Richard E. Bennis was among the many ships that helped evacuate stranded passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in Midtown Manhattan due to ice conditions on Haverstraw Bay prompting NY Waterway to suspend service on the ferry that day, making it one of the vessels readily available for use at NY Waterway's main storage facility near the incident in Weehawken.
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| Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry | |
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| The Admiral Richard E. Bennis, here about to dock at Haverstraw | |
| Route | |
| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Haverstraw Bay |
| Route | FerryRaillink |
| Carries | Passengers |
| Quays | Haverstraw and Ossining, New York, United States |
| Service | |
| Operator | NY Waterway |
| Authority | Metro-North Railroad, New York State Department of Transportation, and Transport of Rockland |
| Ferry(s) | Admiral Richard E. Bennis |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Length | Approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Travel time | 15 minutes |
| Headway | 30 minutes |
| Frequency | 29 / day |
| Daily ridership | 470 |
| Yearly ridership | Approximately 121,730 |
| History | |
| Opened | September 5th, 2000 |
| Connections at Ossining | |
| Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line | |
| Bee-Line Bus System: 13, 19 | |
| Connections at Haverstraw | |
| Transport of Rockland: Ferry Express | |
The Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry is a passenger ferry which connects Haverstraw, New York with Ossining, New York over the Hudson River. The ferry operates during the rush hours, primarily transporting commuters from the west side of the river to the train station on the east side where they can transfer for Metro-North Railroad trains headed to Grand Central Terminal in New York City or Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie via its Hudson Line. The Ossining terminal is at a pier adjacent to the west side of the station, and the Haverstraw terminal is at a pier on the eastern end of Dr. Girling Drive.
The Weehawken, New Jersey-based NY Waterway ferry company has been operating the ferry under contract from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (along with the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry upstream) since its incarnation on September 5th, 2000.[1]
The fare is $3 per person ($2.75 for seniors) and can either be paid on board, or at Haverstraw, and during the morning Rush hours only, at Ossining. The trip across the river takes approximately 15 minutes. The ferry operates at 10% of its full capacity on each trip with 470 passengers per day as of 2005. [2]
The ferry currently uses a 79-foot (Template:Convert/LoffAonSon) high speed catamaran capable of carrying up to 150 passengers named the Admiral Richard E. Bennis (which made its maiden voyage on October 29, 2003), for the late Coast Guard captain who the directed waterborne evacuation of Manhattan after the September 11, 2001 attacks.[3] On January 15, 2009, the Bennis was among the many ships that helped evacuate stranded passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in Midtown Manhattan due to ice conditions on Haverstraw Bay prompting NY Waterway to suspend service on the ferry that day, making it one of the vessels readily available for use at NY Waterway's main storage facility near the incident in Weehawken.
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  | NY Waterway Christens New Ferry - SIU - NY Waterway Christens New Ferry |
| | ROCKLAND-OSSINING FERRY PLAN - ROCKLAND-OSSINING FERRY PLAN |
| | Metro-North Railroad - Ossining - MTA Home Page |
| | Metro-North Railroad - MTA Metro-North |
| | Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA Home Page |
| | Ossining Public Transit planning - Microsoft PowerPoint - transit.ppt |
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