Yes, the shoe shine guy. Years ago, I’d read in the Advance his name was Carmine Rizzo, and he polished shoes for more than 30 years on the Staten Island Ferry, retiring in 2000 at the age of 76. He ...

The Staten Island Ferry is a free passenger ferry operated by the NYC Department of Transportation. Roughly 25.2 million annual passengers travel on the ferry during its 24/7 operation.

The Staten Island Ferry is free. And you can buy beer on board. Also, it provides a great view of the Statue of Liberty, and the upper deck is a very nice place to hang out in the summertime. Is it a ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

New Yorkers might get a new way to travel from Brooklyn to Staten Island as the NYC Ferry system proposes big changes to some of its routes. The potential NYC Ferry route would connect Bay Ridge to St ...

The 2025 Staten Island FerryHawks season came to an end a month ago, but great memories of exciting baseball action and heart-felt moments remain. The last Sunday game of 2025, Sept. 7, celebrated “We ...

The troubled saga of the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat that comedian Pete Davidson purchased for $280,000 in 2022 with Saturday Night Live costar Colin Jost has hit yet another snag. Jost ...