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The unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic: NYC's essential workers
Meet just a handful of NYC's essential workers who have continued clocking in to keep the city they love ticking, from the front line to the lunch line.
NYC's coronavirus budget cuts $24M from bike lanes, bus lanes, SI Ferry
City Hall's coronavirus budget ax is hitting Staten Island Ferry service and some of Mayor Bill de Blasio's street safety initiatives, including Vision Zero and bike lane expansion plans, as...
Staten Island Ferry ridership down 70% amid coronavirus outbreak
Staten Island Ferry ridership was down over 70 percent Monday morning compared to the same time last year, city officials said. The city didn't give specific rider numbers, but the...
Dumpster fire spreads smoke near Staten Island ferry terminal
A dumpster fire sent plumes of thick, black smoke into the sky on Thursday morning outside of the Staten Island ferry terminal in Manhattan. FDNY firefighters were alerted to the...
Staten Island Ferry Terminal evacuated over suspicious package
Authorities evacuated the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan Sunday afternoon after finding a suspicious package. The unknown package was found at just after 3:30 p.m., cops said. The...
Kind man helps pigeon quench its thirst at water fountain
Steven Pesantez, a kindly man waiting for the Staten Island Ferry in New York City, helped a pigeon get a cool drink from a water fountain in a cute new...
'Working Girl' at 30: Why this classic rom-com is still relevant
Blow out the candles for New York City’s most iconic rom-com. "Working Girl," the tale of Tess McGill, a Staten Island gal (played winningly by Oscar nominee Melanie Griffith) with...
Cops let commuters stroll by suspicious package at Staten Island ferry: video
A security handler at the Staten Island Ferry turned his back on a suspicious bag in a “mindblowing” breach of protocol last month that a 9/11 first responder called a...
Weekend forecast: Al Roker eating pizza in the Staten Island Ferry terminal
“As a singer,” says Al Roker, “I’m a great weatherman.” That hasn’t stopped the 64-year-old “Today” show veteran from performing in the Broadway musical “Waitress,” through Nov. 18, as diner...
Staten Island's massive Ferris wheel project is dead
A long-stalled $900 million plan to bring the largest Ferris wheel in the Western Hemisphere to Staten Island is officially dead, the project’s developer said Tuesday. “After years of planning,...
Battery Maritime Building conversion project finally a done deal
After an endless-seeming string of setbacks, it’s finally a done deal to convert downtown’s underused landmark Battery Maritime Building into a luxury hotel and restaurant — a project that’s frustrated...
NYPD cops serenade homeless woman on her birthday
A group of NYPD cops brightened a homeless woman’s day with a cheeseburger meal and a “Happy Birthday” serenade. The gift was made two weeks ago at the Staten Island...
NYC kids pick new ferry names for city-wide contest
Ferry creative! Big Apple second graders delivered fun and pun-filled names for a fleet of 10 new ferries that will soon launch city-wide. The splashy boat names — which include...
Case of the sleeping ferry engineer shows just how rigged New York is
He just won nearly 24 grand in “overtime pay” for hours he didn’t work, but Timothy Wood is still griping over the “double punishment” he landed for sleeping on the...
Sleepy ferry engineer 'happy' to have his job back
Fresh from his midday nap, the Staten Island Ferry crewman caught asleep at the controls told The Post he’s “happy I got my job back.” Timothy Wood, 47, was on...
Ferry engineer who fell asleep while docking will get job back
A Staten Island Ferry engineer who fell asleep in the control room as the boat was docking will get his job back — plus about $20,000 in unearned overtime —...
First steamboat crossed New York Harbor two centuries ago
It’s been 200 years since the first steamboat chugged across New York Harbor and more than a century since the debut of the Staten Island Ferry. While it’s unclear exactly...
Staten Island president slams de Blasio
Staten Island Borough President James Oddo smells a rat. The beep is irate that Mayor Bill de Blasio will drop $750,000 on a new anti-rodent effort for Manhattan’s Upper West...
Man goes overboard while riding Staten Island Ferry
A person went overboard while riding the Staten Island Ferry on Thursday night and a search was ongoing, cops said. The individual fell off the vessel at around 11 p.m....
Man stabs ferry rider he claims used N-word, cops cast doubt on story
A man stabbed a fellow rider waiting for the Staten Island Ferry and announced the victim called him the N-word -- but police sources believe those were just the voices...