Something is fishy at the Staten Island Ferry terminal. Back in 2008 Mayor Bloomberg and Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro introduced the public to two gorgeous, 10-ton tropical fish tanks at the St. George ferry terminal. A year later only 10 percent of the 400 original fish survived and were replaced, but still people seemed to enjoy the addition. But now, three-and-a-half years in, those $750,000 tanks are looking worse for wear. A concerned commuter wrote in today to point out, "It's now 2011 and the fish tanks are more atrocious than ever. They were originally meant to brighten up the commute and make it more pleasant for riders, but every morning I only see slow death in those tanks."
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Could Somebody Please Clean The SI Ferry Fish Tanks?
S.I. Culture Kiosk to Close at Ferry Terminal
The Staten Island Advance reports that the Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island is closing its information kiosk at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan. Why? Well, even though the workers (many of them retirees) answered lots of questions, only "5 percent of the inquiries ...had anything to do with Staten Island's arts and culture offerings." Sure, there were questions like, "Where do I get tickets for the Statue of Liberty? What buses go to Denino's pizzeria? How much does the ferry cost, and where does it go, anyway?," but given the economy and budget concerns, the group decided it had to shut down the booth. While the S.I. Borough President's office points out that there are new tourism videos playing in the terminal, one of the booth's workers says he would upsell the S.I. to people with Statue of Liberty questions, "You don't want to go there, you want to go to Staten Island."
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