NEW YORK CITY -- A Staten Island Ferry was evacuated after a fire in the engine room caused the boat to stall in the New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty. The incident happened Thursday ...

A version of this article appears in print on July 9, 2025, Section B, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Electric Hydrofoil Ferries May Change the Way We Commute.

Two New York City Council members have introduced legislation to restore ferry service between Staten Island and Brooklyn. Council Members Justin Brannan and Kamillah Hanks are co-sponsoring a bill, ...

Washington is joining Alaska, California and New York in forming a coast-to-coast federal ferry caucus aimed at boosting national support for ferry systems, lawmakers announced Wednesday. The ...