Staten Island Ferry Ride

     Staten Island Ferry. I know I'm not going to surprise a real New Yorker with information I'll provide below. We all know a benefits of this free ferry ride;) But besides us It's many people who coming to New York each year and this tip, I hope, will be helpful for them. 
   Staten Island Ferry located in Downtown at the southernmost tip of Manhattan near Battery Park. You need to take 1 train to Downtown till last stop "South Ferry" or R train to Downtown as well till "Whitehall St, South Ferry". Over there you most likely will see a big sign "Staten Island Ferry", if not, you can always ask anybody on the street.

This Ferry ride is a great and free way to see Manhattan from water point of view and the most visited New York attraction and icon of freedom of the United States  - The Statue of Liberty. 

  The Ferry operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. 

Remember: it's no service on Monday morning, first ride is at 12 noon. This is the schedule.

   It's a beautiful ride which last about 30 minutes each way + about 10-15 minute waiting time in Staten Island side before arrival toward Manhattan. When you'll get to Staten Island side just follow the flow of people since you need to switch the boat in order to go back.

Boat to go back

 Whoever come to visit me in New York I always take them to this ride and they absolutely LOVE IT. You can capture a great and stunning pictures since it's provide a great views, besides the Statue of Liberty, to Manhattan, New Jersey and Verrazano Bridge. The Ferry boat is very spacious and in summer time windows are open and nice warm wind blow to your face and give you feeling of adventure :)

  

New Jersey

Verrazano Bridge

This ride is one thing that definitely worth to take advantage of ;) 

"The best things in life are free"

American proverb quote.