The Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry is a

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which connects

Haverstraw Haverstraw is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Ramapo; east of Orange County; south of the Town of Stony Point; and west of the Hudson River. The town runs from the w ...

, New York with Ossining, New York over the

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and

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. The ferry operates during

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s on weekdays only, primarily transporting commuters from the west side of the river to the Ossining Metro-North Railroad station on the east side, where they can transfer to

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trains headed to

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in New York City, or Croton-Harmon and

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, via its Hudson Line. Connections are also available at Ossining to the Bee-Line Bus System's 13 and 19 routes. The Ossining terminal is at a pier adjacent to the west side of the station, and the Haverstraw terminal is at a pier on the eastern end of Dr. Girling Drive. The

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, New Jersey-based

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ferry company has been operating the ferry under contract from the

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(along with the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry upstream) since its incarnation on September 5, 2000.Donohue, Pete; August 30, 2000
ROCKLAND-OSSINING FERRY PLAN
'' Daily News''; retrieved August 20, 2008. The fare is $4.25 per person ($2.00 for seniors and children 6 to 11 years old) and can either be purchased at the ticket booth at Haverstraw dock, or paid in cash only on board. The trip across the river takes approximately 15 minutes. The ferry operates at 20% of its full capacity on each trip, with 550 passengers per day .Ossining Public Transit; March 1, 2007
Ossining Public Transit planning
'' Village of Ossining''; retrieved August 20, 2008Haverstraw Ferry Letter - New York State; May 1, 2009

'' Haverstraw (village), New York, Village of Haverstraw''; retrieved October 26, 2011 The ferry currently uses a high speed

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built by Allen Marine Inc. capable of carrying up to 149 passengers. The ''Admiral Richard E. Bennis'' (maiden voyage on October 29, 2003), is named after the late Coast Guard captain who directed the waterborne evacuation of

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after the

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.Seafarers International Union; December 2003
NY Waterway Christens New Ferry
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''; retrieved July 21, 2008 NY Waterway vessels ''Bayonne'', ''Congressman Robert A. Roe'', ''Jersey City'', and '' Governor Thomas H. Kean'' (which are all similar to the ''Admiral Richard E. Bennis'') also operate the ferry on occasions when the ''Admiral Richard E. Bennis'' is not available for use. On January 15, 2009, the ''Admiral Richard E. Bennis'' was among the many ships that helped evacuate stranded passengers of

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on the Hudson River between New Jersey and

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. Due to ice conditions on Haverstraw Bay which prompted NY Waterway to suspend service on the ferry that day, it was one of the vessels readily available for use at NY Waterway's main storage facility near the incident in Weehawken.

Gallery

File:TOR Bus.JPG, A

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bus at the Haverstraw Village ferry dock. File:Henry Gourdine Park; Havestraw Ferry Dock.jpg, The Ossining Village ferry dock at Henry Gourdine Park.

References

External links

Metro-North Railroad – Haverstraw-Ossining ferryNY Waterway – Haverstraw-Ossining routeNY Waterway – HaverstrawMetro-North Railroad – OssiningNY Waterway – Ossining
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