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The Times today has an interesting story on the continuing issues that have been troubling the slowly reemerging commercial ferry business here. Earlier this week New York Water Taxi announced that it was going to have to raise the cost of a trip between Jersey City and Wall Street from $6 to $9, much to the dismay of the 2,000 odd commuters who ride the boats daily. The increase was, the Times says, due to a money-losing two-year-old deal that the company had made with Goldman Sachs allowing the taxis to use one of Goldman's piers in exchange for free rides for Sach's employees during business hours. But just in the nick of time that increase has been laid to rest. Starting on October 2 William Wachtel's BillyBey Ferry Company will step in and take over the route. Even better it will reduce the fare to $5.50!

On Wednesday night in Hell's Kitchen, a man was killed by a bus after an SUV hit him. Frank Frias, a 44 year old man, had been crossing 10th Avenue at 51st Street when an SUV's driver side mirror hit him. Frias fell to the ground, and then a northbound New York Waterway bus hit him. The Post reports that people saw the SUV's driver get out of the car, look at Frias, and then leave, while the bus driver did get out. Police are looking for the SUV's driver.

The NY Sun likes the newly opened West Midtown Ferry Terminal that has opened at Pier 79, which is at West 39th Street. Sadly, the article is premium or we'd give you more details of the architectural critique, but the structure is a glass structure (designed by William Nicholas Boudova & Associates) that is next to two brick ventilation towers. Two weeks ago, the NY Times had an article about the project, which was spurred by government interest in increasing ferry service for commuters. Yes, anything to keep cars from coming into the city. The breakdown of money to fund the project is: $38.4 million from federal agencies; $12.3 million from the city; $3.3 million from the state; and $2 million from New York Waterway, which will operate the ferries for now (the state is so cheap!). Anyway, the ferry terminal has been open for a couple days now - and the NY Waterway also operates sightseeing cruises from there as well.

As summer starts to laze its way to a close (can you believe that some kids are already going back to school?) Gothamist finds that our thoughts, and the A train, keep taking us back to Rockaway. But wouldn't it be nice if going to the beach didn't automatically require an hour-long train trip? What if you could just hop onto a boat to get there (á la the Staten Island Ferry)?