Scenes from the Ferry
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Joseph Tacopino in Arts and Culture, Jeremy Caplan, Urban
Hundreds of people crowd onto the ferry each day as part of their commute to Manhattan. Staten Island may be ridiculed by Saturday Night Live for its ethnic idiosyncrasies but the mystique of the ferryboat remains one of the most romantic aspects of New York. For the holidays, the city decided to spruce the place up by adding Christmas trees and holiday decor. Tonight a gentle folk group belted out a sweet tune and even the ferry runners had to stop and take it all in.
