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27-705: NY Waterway operates the ferry under contract from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , along with the Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry downstream. Service began in 2005 after the Newburgh–Beacon Bridge had, 42 years earlier, rendered over two centuries of ferry service obsolete. The Beacon terminal is at a dock immediately adjacent to the station; the Newburgh terminal is at the south end of Front Street. The fare

54-715: A taxi to take them home or to their cars. Currently, on weekdays, there are six ferry crossings in the morning and eight in the afternoon. NY Waterway Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.132 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 949436738 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:49:44 GMT Wharf A wharf ( pl.   wharves or wharfs ), quay ( / k iː / kee , also / k eɪ , k w eɪ / k(w)ay ), staith , or staithe

81-605: A bridge, but it was not a serious possibility until federal money became available through the construction of Interstate 84 . The last Hudson crossing to be built on the river's estuarine section below Albany was completed and opened to traffic on November 2, 1963. By that time the New York State Bridge Authority had already had to take them over. The next day, the Orange and Dutchess saluted each other midriver on their 5 p.m. runs. The Orange and

108-585: A path to shore. If the ice was thick enough and solid enough, they simply walked — by the hundreds — back and forth. The impetus for a bridge began with the opening in 1916 of Bear Mountain State Park . To improve access to the popular attraction, in 1924, the Bear Mountain Bridge opened--the first vehicular/pedestrian (non-railroad) bridge over the Hudson between New York City and Albany--and

135-483: A similarly-wide portion of the river further south. However, plans never quite seemed to materialize despite considerable appropriations of money, and in the interim commuters had to be content with a shuttle bus across the bridge from the park and ride lot on NY 17K near its connection to the New York State Thruway . Meanwhile, MTA began for the first time to require parking permits at Beacon, and

162-576: Is $ 1.75 per person and the trip across the river takes approximately ten minutes. Tradition has it that Native Americans regularly crossed the Hudson River at the point between what is now Beacon and Newburgh, long before Europeans arrived in America. In 1743, a formal ferry was established when Alexander Colden received a royal charter from King George II to carry passengers and goods for profit. The right to operate ferries between Beacon and Newburgh

189-409: Is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths ( mooring locations), and may also include piers , warehouses , or other facilities necessary for handling the ships. Wharves are often considered to be a series of docks at which boats are stationed. A marginal wharf

216-476: Is connected to the shore along its full length. A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings . Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage: where it is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or perhaps a single large wharf with multiple berths, will instead be constructed, sometimes projecting over

243-437: The 1964 New York World's Fair . After only a few charter trips the boat fell victim to vandals, which led to it joining its sister vessels in oblivion later that year. In the next decade, when the new bridge was stretched to capacity, the bridge was widened and a second span built. The end of ferry service resulted in decreased activity on Newburgh's once-vibrant waterfront , and in the early 1970s urban renewal led to much of

270-597: The staith spelling as a distinction from simple wharves: for example, Dunston Staiths in Gateshead and Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk . However, the term staith may also be used to refer only to loading chutes or ramps used for bulk commodities like coal in loading ships and barges. Quay , on the other hand, has its origin in the Proto-Celtic language . Before it changed to its current form under influence of

297-466: The AM Rush only at Beacon or on board. The MTA, as is its practice, not only sells train tickets at the ferry terminals but encourages riders to buy them there. For regular riders, a UniTicket package combining train and ferry fare for a month is available for $ 321. UniTicket purchasers are also covered by MTA's Guaranteed Ride Home program, whereby if the ferry is unable to operate they will be able to get

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324-596: The Dutchess sailed from Newburgh for the last time on November 3, 1963, packed with people and cars. The bells on board and on shore tolled as the boats crossed the river in the early evening chill against the imposing silhouette of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, which had opened the day before. Ten minutes later, when the ferries docked in Beacon and disgorged their cargo, people got in their cars or hopped on

351-664: The MTA decided to do as it had done with the downriver ferry the day before and suspend service until conditions improved, renting buses to take commuters across the bridge in the meantime. Service was finally restored at the end of the month when a warming trend melted enough ice. As of February 2023, the Captain Mark Summers has replaced the West New York on the route. A one-way ferry trip currently costs $ 1.75 per person. It can be paid at Newburgh and during

378-755: The Republic of Ireland, and may also refer to neighbourhoods and roadways running along the wayside (for example, Queen's Quay in Toronto and Belfast ). The term wharf is more common in the United States. In some contexts wharf and quay may be used to mean pier , berth , or jetty . In old ports such as London (which once had around 1700 wharves ) many old wharves have been converted to residential or office use. Certain early railways in England referred to goods loading points as "wharves". The term

405-502: The ferry at Bear Mountain was discontinued. The ferries were seen as past their day, due to their mounting financial and operational problems, even before the construction of the Newburgh-Beacon bridge. Increasing traffic on 52 by mid-century, coupled with the building of the New York State Thruway in the Hudson corridor, was straining the ferry beyond its breaking point. The state's Department of Public Works began planning for

432-410: The land being cleared in preparation for new construction projects that never came to fruition. Increasing regional growth in the 1990s led to frequent traffic jams on the bridge and swamped parking lots at the train station. Interest grew in reviving ferry service, especially after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s successful 2000 restoration of the Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry across

459-793: The northeast and east of England the term staith or staithe (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. The two terms have historically had a geographical distinction: those to the north in the Kingdom of Northumbria used the Old English spelling staith , southern sites of the Danelaw took the Danish spelling staithe . Both originally referred to jetties or wharves. In time, the northern coalfields of Northumbria developed coal staiths specifically for loading coal onto ships and these would adopt

486-528: The remainder of that month. On May 10, 2024, the MTA announced that it would implement a pilot program on June 30, 2024 to lower the cost of the monthly UniTicket by 93 percent from $ 14.50 to $ 1. MTA moved the West New York , a boat which had been used to evacuate Lower Manhattan after the September 11, 2001 attacks , to Newburgh Bay to inaugurate its new service. It carries 149 passengers. One major problem MTA and NY Waterway had to overcome in planning

513-413: The waiting buses and went home, over the new bridge. The ferries, built in the early 1900s at the Newburgh shipyards, were sold. The Dutchess and Beacon , both in very decrepit condition, were sold as scrap. The Orange , in slightly better shape, was purchased and refurbished by Myles Rosenthal with the intent of turning it into a floating restaurant . It also was to carry visitors from Manhattan to

540-522: The waiting list swelled to at least 600 more than capacity, even after the lots were enlarged in the early 2000s. Eventually, it was able, with the help of the region's congressional delegation, to secure a $ 1.1 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to close the gap between fares and costs, along with other subsidies. Service resumed on October 17, 2005. To encourage use of the new ferry, no fares were charged for

567-517: The water. A pier, raised over the water rather than within it, is commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low. Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices ( pontoons ) to keep them at the same level as the ship, even during changing tides. In everyday parlance the term quay (pronounced 'key') is common in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and many other Commonwealth countries, and

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594-571: The winter, ice was sometimes a problem. In the 1950s, one of the ferries got stuck in the ice. In fact, the NYSBA opened the Kingston bridge ahead of schedule because river ice was keeping the ferry in dock and people couldn't get to work. Similarly, people stalled on the Newburgh-Beacon ferry, en route to work at Nabisco, Texaco or the state prisons, had difficulty getting to work whenever ice trapped their boat and they had to wait for another one to clear

621-540: Was bestowed upon the Ramsdell family by the heirs of Alexander Colden. They ran the ferry through the Steamboat Era until 1956, when NYSBA took over ferry services. By the early 20th century the fleet had grown to three 160-foot (49 m) coal-fired ferries, the Orange , Dutchess and Beacon , capable of carrying 30 vehicles each. It linked the two segments of NY 52 , the major east-west artery at that point. In

648-719: Was carried over from marine usage. The person who was resident in charge of the wharf was referred to as a "wharfinger". The word wharf comes from the Old English hwearf , cognate to the Old Dutch word werf , which both evolved to mean "yard", an outdoor place where work is done, like a shipyard ( Dutch : scheepswerf ) or a lumberyard (Dutch: houtwerf ). Originally, werf or werva in Old Dutch ( werf , wer in Old Frisian ) simply referred to inhabited ground that

675-461: Was not yet built on (similar to " yard " in modern English), or alternatively to a terp . This could explain the name Ministry Wharf located at Saunderton, just outside High Wycombe, which is nowhere near any body of water. In support of this explanation is the fact that many places in England with "wharf" in their names are in areas with a high Dutch influence, for example the Norfolk broads. In

702-534: Was the ice floes that can sometimes clog the shallows near the riverbanks, particularly on the Newburgh side, in cold weather. This situation is not encountered by its ferries downriver as the salinity of the river below the Hudson Highlands is high enough to prevent ice from forming in all but the coldest temperatures. However, while Newburgh Bay is below the river's salt front, ice from the freshwater sections often accumulates in it. The West New York

729-409: Was ultimately fitted with a strengthened hull and a closed cooling system to protect it. The vessel was also repainted with the "FerryRailLink" logo. The winter following the ferry's reintroduction was rather mild and the first ice-free winter on the Hudson in a long time, as was the first half of the following winter. On February 6, 2007, however, a cold snap had left enough ice at each bank that

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