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	Staten Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor.
		Staten Island is separated from Long Island by the Narrows and from mainland New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull.
		Staten Island is home to a surprising variety of museums: the Alice Austen House Museum, the Conference House, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Historic Richmond Town, Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, the John Noble Collection, Sandy Ground Historical Museum, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Staten Island Children's Museum, and the Staten Island Museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Staten_Island,_New_York (4529 words)

	2003 Staten Island Ferry crash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On October 15, 2003, at 3:21 pm, the Staten Island Ferry's Andrew J. Barberi vessel crashed into a concrete pier at the St. Georges Ferry terminal.
		The 310-foot ferry was at the end of its five mile, twenty-five minute trip from Manhattan to Staten Island.
		Mayor Bloomberg promptly announced that the crash was an accident, allaying fears of a public still stunned by the 9/11 terrorist attacks (which killed a large number of Staten Island residents).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2003_Staten_Island_Ferry_crash (762 words)

	Staten Island Ferry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan near Battery Park (South Ferry) and on Richmond Terrace in Staten Island near Richmond County Borough Hall and Richmond County Supreme Court.
		The competing ferry services that were all finally controlled by Vanderbilt were sold to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and operated by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad (SIRT) in 1884.
		In 2003, the ferry was the subject of the documentary Ferry Tales, which followed the conversations of women in the powder room during the morning commute.
	www.claremont.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Staten_Island_Ferry (1178 words)

	Staten Island Ferry: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Staten island railway (sir) or staten island rapid transit (sirt) is a rapid transit line operating in the borough of staten island, new yorkstaten island,...
		Rikers island is new york citys largest jail facility, sitting on a 415 acre (1.7 km²) plot of land in the east river between the boroughs of queens...
		Working girl is a 1988 american comedy film which tells the story of a staten island secretary working in manhattan whose ideas are stolen by her...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/staten_island_ferry.htm (1907 words)

	NYCDOT - Staten Island Ferry Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In response to the current disruption to Staten Island Ferry service, the New York City Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, the Police Department and MTA/NYC Transit, is implementing an emergency plan to provide alternative transportation service to inconvenienced ferry passengers.
		Ferry customers bound from Manhattan to Staten Island are advised to take the Brooklyn-bound R subway from Whitehall Street to one of two stations in Brooklyn where NYCT buses will be available.
		Ferry terminal supervisors, assigned around the clock at both Whitehall and St. George, are responsible for ensuring that the ferry operates according to its published schedule.
	www.nyc.gov /html/dot/html/masstran/ferries/statfery.html (2867 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Ten dead in NYC ferry disaster
		Police sources were quoted as saying the ferry pilot fled the scene immediately, and was later taken from his Staten Island home to hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.
		Ferry services were suspended while emergency teams worked into the evening digging through the wreckage in their search for victims.
		I have used the Staten Island ferry on a recent trip to the USA and never thought twice that it could be remotely dangerous.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3195618.stm (1349 words)

	New York City's Staten Island Ferry pictures and panorama
		The Staten Island Terminal is served by the Staten Island Railway and numerous bus routes.
		The first of the new Staten Island Ferry boats — all of which were constructed at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin —; was named after former Staten Island Borough President, member of the house of Representatives and State Assemblyman Guy V. Molinari.
		The second ferry, the "Senator John J. Marchi" — named after New York State Senator John J. Marchi who was born on Staten Island — and finally the "Spirit of America" replace Kennedy-class boats which began operating in 1965.
	www.inetours.com /New_York/Pages/Staten_Island_Ferry.html (814 words)

	Staten Island Ferry Crash
		The Staten Island Ferry is the one of the cheapest tourist attractions in town, the fare being free, and as many tourists use the boats as do workday commuters.
		With numerous ferry crossings a year, it is not atypical for the occasional ferry to bump the pier as they approach the berth.
		While Staten Island kept their firehouses filled, Brooklyn kept firehouses closest to the bridge filled by taking units from the northern and central part of the borough.
	www.fdnewyork.com /ferry.asp (1196 words)

	Deadly Staten Island Ferry Crash - CBS News
		The ferry pilot, responsible for docking the vessel, fled the scene immediately after the crash Wednesday, went to his Staten Island home and attempted suicide, a police official said on the condition of anonymity.
		The 310-foot ferry, carrying about 1,500 passengers, plowed into the enormous wooden pilings on the Staten Island end of its run from Manhattan, reducing the front of the mighty boat to a mass of shattered planks, broken glass and twisted steel.
		A boiler explosion on a ferry killed 104 passengers as it was preparing to leave Manhattan for Staten Island in 1871.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/10/16/national/main578327.shtml (1235 words)

	CNN.com - 10 killed in Staten Island ferry crash - Oct. 16, 2003
		One of New York's famed Staten Island ferries slammed into a pier amid high winds Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 10 people and sending 34 to area hospitals, including one man whose leg was severed, authorities said.
		The 310-foot-long orange ferry, which typically carries around 1,500 passengers, was docking at Staten Island when the accident happened about 3:20 p.m., a Coast Guard official said.
		Ferry service was suspended between Manhattan and Staten Island afterward, and city transportation officials advised those trying to reach Staten Island to take the subway to Brooklyn, where shuttle service would be available.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/Northeast/10/15/ferry.accident/index.html (1146 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pilot investigated in deadly Staten Island ferry accident (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		NEW YORK —; Passengers on the Staten Island ferry dove for their lives Wednesday when the boat slammed into its pier and killed 10 people in the city's worst mass-transit accident in nearly a century.
		The ferry's pilot fled the scene and was found at home, according to a police officer who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
		The suspension of ferry service after the accident snarled the commute of thousands of people who use the ferries to cross from the financial district in Lower Manhattan to Staten Island.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-10-15-ferry-accident_x.htm (917 words)

	Staten Island Ferry in The NYC Insider: an Insider's Guide to New York City
		The Staten Island Ferry's primary purpose is to serve the commuters who live on Staten Island and trek to work in Manhattan each day, but the free fare and fabulous scenery has made riding the ferry a top activity for visitors to New York as well.
		The ferry shuttles back and forth quite regularly, so as long as you are not taking the ferry in the wee hours of the morning, you should not have to wait very long for the next boat to come in.
		The ferry crossing itself takes only about fifty minutes, but once you get to Staten Island you will have to get off the ferry and wait again for the next one.
	www.theinsider.com /nyc/attractions/2staten.htm (1034 words)

	Staten Island Ferry
		The Staten Island Ferry is a New York City icon.
		The ferry is currently run by the city Department of Transportation, which maintains a fleet of seven vessels, including the Andrew J. Barberi, the ferry that crashed yesterday afternoon.
		On Sept. 19, 1997, a car plunged off the Andrew J. Barberi as it was docking in Staten Island, causing minor injuries to the driver and a deckhand who was knocked overboard by the car.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2003/10/16/ferryhis.htm (392 words)

	Staten Island Ferry
		Staten Island Ferry, Statue of Liberty, and Goldman Sachs Tower.
		Staten Island Ferry and the Brooklyn skyline at sunset.
		The Statue of Liberty and the Staten Island Ferry.
	www.wirednewyork.com /waterfront/ferries/si_ferry.htm (268 words)

	PR: Staten Island Ferry 100th
		Special Ferry Fest galleries at the terminals in both Staten Island and Manhattan will be unveiled today featuring an exhibit of art and information about the ferry’s history. Ferry Fest continues on October 27 and 28 with the Ferry Fest Expo, an exhibition of sponsors and community groups offering information and products.
		The Staten Island Museum of the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences (718-727-1135, www.statenislandmuseum.com, 75 Stuyvesant Pl. at Wall St.) unveils a new permanent exhibit on October 27 in salute to the ferry centennial.
		Staten Island has the biggest collection of Tibetan art outside Tibet at the cliff-hanging Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art (338 Lighthouse Ave., 718-987-3500, www.tibetanmuseum.com), housed in two Himalayan-style monastery buildings.
	www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagePkey=1612 (1258 words)

	Lower Manhattan Information - Did You Know - Staten Island Ferry's Start
		As the only means of transportation between the two islands, ferry service expanded over the years as the area witnessed increases in population and commerce.
		According to the NYC DOT, the orange-clad ferry fleet is scheduled to be updated beginning in 2004, with three new boats being phased in to replace three older ones.
		In fact, one ferry was purchased by a New Jersey man who turned it into a restaurant, and two went to Rikers Island to house inmates.
	www.lowermanhattan.info /history/didyouknow/did_you_know_that_73772.asp (439 words)

	WNYC - News - The Staten Island Ferry at 100
		Tamara Coombs is the chair of the Ferry Riders Committee and calls the boats--- Staten Island’s floating public space.
		Some members of the ferry riders committee…on the first night we met, we were talking about what we liked about the ferry.
		We even have a shoeshine box from one of the men who used to be a shoeshine man on the staten island ferry.
	www.wnyc.org /news/articles/53192 (940 words)

	SIRT: Staten Island Rapid Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The operation of the original Staten Island Railroad was from Cranford Junction, NJ to St. George, Staten Island via the North Shore line, and then on to Tottenville or South Beach.
		George is one of the few remaining ferry, bus, and railroad terminals in the U.S. and the only one in New York State.
		Just past the south end of the station, there is a spur that formerly served the press building of the Staten Island Advance (the last 'boro daily' in the city) and is now used as a storage spur for ballast cars.
	www.nycsubway.org /us/sirt (2775 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Not From Here by Nathan Deuel
		On the upper deck of the ferry, a pigeon taps at an old Newsday.
		The Staten Island rail system will terminate at Tottenville, nearly two dozen stops distant.
		Staten is indeed an island, and on either side of the road tidal creeks slice into dense brush.
	www.villagevoice.com /nyclife/0549,deuel,70570,15.html (705 words)

	The Staten Island Ferry (Ftrain.com)
		You can see the Staten Island Ferry in the distance from the elevated subway stop on the F line, at Smith and 9th Street in Brooklyn, if you stand in the right place at the right time.
		Anywhere else, Staten Island would be a place to visit, but in New York the Manhattan tractor beam sucks people away to brighter lights and crowded restaurants.
		In Staten Island there is a fine Italian Grotto to the virgin which may receive landmark status.
	www.ftrain.com /archive_ftraintwo_statenislandferry.html (603 words)

	Staten Island Museum - Ferry Exhibit
		Having operated a small museum at the St. George Ferry Terminal for nearly two decades (prior to the current reconstruction of the terminal), we know that the topic of the Staten Island Ferry is of great interest to children and adults alike.
		A ride on the ferry, second only to the Statue of Liberty, is a favorite destination for tourists and its image in an unofficial symbol of the borough.
		Starting Saturday October 29, the Staten Island Museum launches a bilingual (Spanish/English) tour of the Staten Island Ferry including the exhibition Staten Island Ferry: The First 100 Years for children and their adults on weekends (weather permitting).
	www.statenislandmuseum.org /ferry.html (812 words)

	2003 Staten Island Ferry Accident Lawsuit Overview - Find Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with Experience in 2003 Staten ...
		According to eyewitnesses, the 310-foot-long ferry was about to dock at Staten Island when the vessel struck a pier surrounded by wooden pilings.
		The pilings cut the ferry's port side, ripping steel and windows as the vessel moved ahead.
		If you or a family member was injured in the Staten Island ferry accident on October 15, 2003, it may be important to contact an attorney who can help you protect your legal rights.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=1123 (436 words)

	Staten Island Ferry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Staten Island Ferry (a 25 minute ride) provides spectacular views of the Statue of Liberty & Lower Manhattan.
		Staten Island Railway, Manhattan Subways, & Bus connections are available at both terminals.
		For up-to-date schedules and other information about the Ferry, visit www.siferry.com.
	www.si-web.com /SI-Ferry.html (81 words)

	The Staten Island Ferry, New York City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Staten Island Ferry is the main mode of transportation between the boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan.
		The ferry docks at the Whitehall Terminal at Whitehall St. and South St., in Lower Manhattan, and the St. George Ferry Terminal at Richmond Terrace, Staten Island.
		The ferry runs daily every 20 to 30 minutes around the clock (please note that ferries are less frequent in the middle of the night).
	www.ny.com /transportation/si_ferry.html (119 words)

	Bluejake: Hazy Day on the Staten Island Ferry
		The Ferry is one of the most beautiful rides you can take in Manhattan (even if you're alongside thousands of tourists and kids), and it's free.
		Posted by: Tim N. at May 8, 2004 09:42 PM i love the staten island ferry- it offers great views of the verrazono, the statue of liberty, and the southern manhattan skyline.
		Posted by: jake at May 9, 2004 12:15 AM The second shot is great - the hazy city in the wake of the Staten Island Ferry.
	www.bluejake.com /archives/2004/05/08/hazy_day_on_the_staten_island_ferry.php (426 words)

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