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To: tejek who wrote (174090)	8/18/2003 2:33:28 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574659

Ted, They have some ferries that take you up Hudson River to Rockland county for example. There was a ferry to La Guardia Airport. I don't know if it is still operating. I am not 100% sure, but I have a feeling that the ferries going up and down East river to Upper East side are no longer in service (I guess lack of customers was the reason). East River is within walking distance of a lot of potential customers, and if the ferries can't make it there, it will be only harder to make it elsewhere. The problem with ferries is that there are not many attractive origins/destinations for them. Wall Street Area is a good one, because you can walk, Hoboken is another, but after these, the attractiveness drops. You can't really beat subway (despite some of its problems) inside the city. The cost of subway ride is also lower than ferry ticket. There may be niches for ferries, places that are not served well or at all by rails, but on a large scale, I don't think much will happen. Joe

To: tejek who wrote (174090)	8/18/2003 2:46:54 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574659

It looks to me that it could be a bigger source for the commuting public. From where to where? Manhattan to Staten Island and then what? Queens, Bronx, LI...how do you service these boroughs by ferry? NYC is surrounded by water. Check out a map of NYC: I lived there for a number of years...they are not practical...there are hordes of people that descend on Manhattan daily and even that is a fraction of the commuting that takes place within the 5 boroughs and outlying areas. Ferries are too slow and you have to have a second method of commuting from where they drop you off. Al