FIGMENT NYC: GETTING THERE
Free ferry service on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday runs from The Battery Maritime Building located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan, as well as on Saturday and Sunday from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6, at the end of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.
Please note – the ferry schedule is different each day, so make sure you check Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can view the complete schedule on the Governors Island website.
DIRECTIONS TO THE BATTERY MARITIME BUILDING (LOWER MANHATTAN)
Note: If you are facing south, towards the Staten Island Ferry, you need to walk to your left to reach the Governors Island Ferry. Here is an embedded Google Map that shows the terminal location in the center of this map (zoom out to see subways, etc.):
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Subway
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The closest subway stations to the Battery Maritime Building are as follows: |
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South Ferry Station | |
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Bowling Green Station | |
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(weekdays only) Whitehall St. Station | |
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Whitehall St. Station | |
Bus
M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15
Rebuilding efforts are ongoing and may affect subway service. Visit www.mta.info for service advisories, updated every Friday, or call 718-330-1234.
Driving from the East Side
Please note: There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building. Please plan to park in one of the pay lots in Lower Manhattan.
Take the FDR Drive to Exit 1, South Ferry. As you exit, stay in the left lane and turn left around the (left) u-turn at the end of the street in front of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. The Battery Maritime Building is the historic ferry terminal just to the northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Governors Island ferry departs from the northernmost slip of the Battery Maritime Building.
Driving from the West Side
Please note: There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building. Please plan to park in one of the pay lots in Lower Manhattan.
Take the West Highway around the tip of Lower Manhattan and go through the Battery Underpass. When you emerge from the Underpass, take the first exit, Exit 1, Staten Island Ferry. Stay left, and make a left-hand u-turn onto South Street going south. Stay to your turn left and make the (left) u-turn at the end of the street in front of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. The Battery Maritime Building is the historic ferry terminal just to the northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Governors Island ferry departs from the northernmost slip of the Battery Maritime Building.
Driving (Local Streets)
Please note: There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building. Please plan to park in one of the pay lots in Lower Manhattan.
Take Broadway south onto Whitehall Street. Turn left onto Water Street. Go one block and turn right onto Broad Street. Go one block and turn right onto South Street. Go to the left land, and make the (left) u-turn at the end of the street in front of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. The Battery Maritime Building is the historic ferry terminal just to the northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Governors Island ferry departs from the northernmost slip of the Battery Maritime Building.
DIRECTIONS TO PIER 6, OFF OF ATLANTIC AVENUE (BROOKLYN)
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By Subway
2/3 or 4/5 to Borough Hall
By Bus
B63 at the terminus of Atlantic Avenue, at Columbia Street
