Fulton Ferry is a small area adjacent to

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in the

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. The neighborhood is named for the Fulton Ferry, a prominent

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line that crossed the

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between

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and Brooklyn, and is also the name of the

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on the Brooklyn side. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 2. The Fulton Ferry District is a national

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listed on the

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in 1974. It consists of 15 contributing buildings built between 1830 and 1895. They are an assortment of commercial and commercial and residential brick buildings ranging from two to four stories in height. There is one eight-story building, the Eagle Warehouse, a

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style building built by '' The Brooklyn Eagle'' in 1893. The district is bisected overhead by the

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. ''See also:'' Today the area holds many popular attractions such as Pier One of

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and Grimaldi's Pizzeria. Bargemusic, a concert venue, is moored there today. Manhattan ferry service returned in 2006 at the next pier to the north.

Ferry service

Fulton Ferry

Though boats and sail ferries called at these locations since the 18th century, the inauguration of

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's steam Fulton Ferry Company in 1814 established his name on the ferry service, which revolutionized travel between the then City of New York on

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and the

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of Brooklyn and the rest of

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. The opening of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 assured the decline of this and other ferries on the East River. Fulton Ferry service ended in 1924. The major thoroughfares leading to the Fulton Ferry from both landings were (and are) named Fulton Street, both in

and in

. The

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and

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(or "Old Main Line")

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s both ended at the Brooklyn side of the ferry, but were later moved with the majority of trips using the Brooklyn Bridge.

East River Ferry

Ferry service to Manhattan returned in 2006, with

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operating seasonal service. In February 2011, New York Waterway was contracted to operate a route calling at six slips in

and

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as well as the

East Side terminals. Service, begun in June 2011, operates in both directions with year-round peak service running every 20 minutes. Additional Summer (April-Oct) daily service runs off-peak every 30 minutes. The NY Waterway service became part of

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's East River route in May 2017. In addition, Fulton Ferry has been served by NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route since 2017.

References

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