The Top 13 Secrets of NYC’s Staten Island Ferry
NYC’s Staten Island Ferry, the only connection from the island borough to Manhattan, has a long and storied history with secrets from the Civil War to prisons.
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There’s a Monument to a Staten Island Ferry Attack by Giant Octopus in NYC
In 1963, a giant octopus attacked and sank the Staten Island Steam Ferry, the Cornelius G. Kolff, leaving no survivors among the 400 passengers. Or did it?
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A Look at the New York Wheel on Staten Island, Currently Under Construction
At OHNY’s latest Projects in Planning panel, the team behind the New York Wheel, a ferris wheel for Staten Island, shared the latest on the initiative.
More5 NYC Film Locations for Sharknado 2: The Second One
Five NYC Film Locations for the Syfy Original Movie Sharknado 2: The Second One. Locations include obvious NYC landmarks and lazy, cliche filmmaking.
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Daily What?! What’s the Staten Island Ferry Doing Cruising Up the Hudson River?
We spotted the Staten Island Ferry cruising far up (and down) the Hudson River. Was it lost? Going on a joy ride?
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15 Alternative 24-Hour Locations in NYC
In NYC, the “city that never sleeps”, only a handful of shops are truly open 24-hours. Here’s our list of the coolest ones for your next late night endeavor.
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Urban Getaway: Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island
Snug Harbor is an excellent day getaway from Manhattan by Staten Island Ferry, with local nautical history, contemporary art and more.
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An Interview with Noah Rosenberg, Founder of Narratively
Untapped CIties’ Charmaine Poh talks with Noah Rosenburg of Narratively, a long-form journalism start-up based in NYC.
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Summertime Ferrying in New York City
As the weather starts to heat up, more people are looking for alternative forms of transportation and perhaps little ocean breeze.
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