To get there from Manhattan, hop the Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall Terminal.
"My commute time has doubled, " said Sharon Johnson, 35 years old, of Staten Island, as she waited at the Staten Island ferry terminal.
Wednesday's crash also drew comparisons to an unrelated 2010 incident when a ferry with mechanical problems crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal, injuring 36 people.
Tens of thousands are expecting to get there by taking the Staten Island Ferry from Lower Manhattan, using the city's subways to get to the ferry terminal.
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South Ferry, which is used by commuters who take the nearby Staten Island Ferry, was the last Manhattan subway stop damaged by the October storm to reopen.
Wednesday's crash also drew comparisons to an unrelated 2010 incident when a ferry boat with mechanical problems crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal, injuring 36 people.
Meanwhile, officers from the NYPD's counterterrorism bureau and others from the canine unit were visible at the Staten Island ferry terminal in downtown Manhattan as cyclists returned there through the afternoon.
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Or, see the great island by boat on a Circle Line day cruise, a World Yacht dinner cruise, or even the free Staten Island Ferry, where you sail right past Lady Liberty.
The Staten Island Ferry also resumed service Monday morning.
But the Staten Island Ferry for commuters, cutting across the New York Harbour, is absolutely free and has long held the distinction as the single greatest free attraction on the Eastern Seaboard.
Heading south, forego the tourist boat-tours to Liberty Island and instead climb aboard the Staten Island Ferry, alongside the commuters, for a terrific view - free of charge - of Ellis Island, Lower Manhattan and Lady Liberty herself.
But Sandy and more than four months in which riders had to walk north from the Staten Island Ferry landing to board the No. 1 train at Rector Street have left the MTA no choice but to reopen the old station while the effort is under way to rebuild the new South Ferry station downstairs.
But if yacht hire is beyond your means then the public ferry to Staten Island also provides great views of Manhattan from the water.
After receiving a bachelor's degree in accounting from Taiwan's Soochow University, Koo went on to New York University for his MBA. He fondly remembers his student days in the Big Apple, where he lived in Brooklyn Heights and would take guests on a ferry ride to Staten Island.
While further details about the proposal weren't available, Plaza appears to be trying to tap into the stream of tourists who ride the ferry from Lower Manhattan to Staten Island every day for a free harbor ride that offers views of the Statue of Liberty and the Lower Manhattan skyline.
On Monday, several tourists in the Manhattan ferry terminal waiting for a boat to Staten Island said they weren't planning on venturing onto the island, since they were riding to see the Statue of Liberty and city views.
The Center for an Urban Future, a nonprofit research organization, estimated in a 2007 report about Staten Island that more than 2 million tourists a year take the ferry, with few ever leaving to explore the island.
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