Riverdale Ferry Coalition

BY MANNY GROSSMAN, RIVERDALE PRESS If Ari Hoffnung gets his way, Riverdale residents can sail down the Hudson River to get to work each day. On Monday, Mr. Hoffnung, joined by a handful of supporters known as the Riverdale Ferry Coalition, held a press conference aboard a New York Water Taxi to tout the benefits of ferry service and to kick off a drive to bring a ferry stop to Riverdale. The biggest draw, Mr. Hoffnung said, is shorter commute times into lower Manhattan. A typical ferry ride from the Yonkers dock, where Mr. Hoffnung and his crew departed, to lower Manhattan, takes anywhere from 35 to 43 minutes depending on the current, said Capt. Carl Madsen of the New York Water Taxi. Continue Reading »