NY Waterway Ferry Terminal Edgewater

615am ferry didn’t show up again. No apology and no consideration for the passengers. Second time in 1 month when the ferry didn’t show. No announcement via broadcast system and no one answers at Help centre. Mechanical issues happen but someone needs to ensure people are properly trained in customer relations.

I’m going to preface this review by stating that I am a reasonable person. I understand NY Waterways cannot control the weather. Therefore they cannot control the ice on the Hudson River, but hear me out:
My wife purchased a February monthly pass for $ 293.75 for direct service from Edgewater to NYC. We purchased this pass with the reasonable expectation that the service would be available. For several days now, the service from Edgewater has not been running due to ice.
As opposed to offering a partial refund, they are not refunding a dime and their defense is that they are offering alternative service to Port Imperial (several miles away) then a NJ transit bus.
Not acceptable NY Waterway! If you are going to charge $ 300.00 for something you better be able to deliver.
I’ve initiated a dispute with my financial institution and will be writing a formal complaint to the governing authorities.

This service is not worth it, they are too unorganized. The ferry is fine but their shuttle service is terrible. Its not worth the $$ and doesn’t save any aggravation when it comes to commutting! Don’t bother just use the port authority and the subway.

It may not be the cheapest method of travel but it is definitely the most convenient from Edgewater to Midtown Manhattan.
Free shuttle bus to the Ferry that stops at all of the NJ Transit bus stops. Ferry ride from Edgewater takes between 10 – 15 mins to 39^th street and the west side. The downside with Edgewater is that it runs on a limited schedule in the morning and evening. Otherwise your only other Ferry option is at Port Imperial /​Weehawken. The Edgewater ferry is also smalller but still adequate.
They have an iphone app for the ferry schedule and any other advisories which is a plus and you can purchase E-​tickets as well.

This ferry terminal is whack compared to Port Imperial. It doesn’t run on weekends, it has one slip, they run every 30 min, it stops after 7:30 pm, the terminal itself is empty, they charge more, and it takes longer.
Got to use to the awesome convenience of Port Imperial to midtown and now miss that.

please see my blog entry for my review, with pictures!

As I walk the Winter streets of New York and take note of those who sacrifice warmth for trying to be cute, a smile comes to my face and I shake my head.
When the temperature drops and that cold wind is trying its best to run right up yo ass the best thing I know is to stay toasty!
Look, here comes another one. Sniffling and shivering and shit. Feel like shakin em and saying don’t you realize it’s fa-​reezing out here!
Mutha-​fuck cute! Me, I’m layered like a mummy.
Got my warmest skimmer on, the one with the drop down ear flaps, and my scarf. Wearing my lined jeans, my long sleeve thermal under my wool long sleeve shirt. And, broke out my warmest winter coat, finished it off with my gloves and thinking all the warm thoughts I can muster.
A brutha ain’t playing out here in this cold. Cute is for summertime.
Speaking of warm thoughts and summertime, (excuse the blunt segue), one of New York Waterway’s best kept secrets is the ferry ride from Hoboken or NYC to Sandy Hook.
Dweena and I work this spot several times during the summer!
We catch that first ferry out and my woman has her cute little summer outfits on, showing her sexy legs. Mmmmmmm! Mercy! We head up and sit on the top deck. Chillin while the sun and ocean breeze wrap them self around and comfort us.
You can bring your bike on the ferry so some times we bike it. Next time we switch it up and hit the beach, frolic and Swim in the surf. We’ve hiked the trails and explored… Well mostly find secluded places and kiss, but how ever we do, at some point we always stroll across that long ass bridge into Atlantic Highlands and hit up one of the many seafood spots before we catch that last ferry home.
Advice, Tips and Cautions.
Great for flying kites, Fishing, Swimming, Hiking and Biking.
There’s a food trucks or two every now and again but unless your biking and willing to ride to Sea Bright, or feel like walking across the bridge into Atlantic Highlands like Dweena and myself do, bring water and a snack.
If your goal is to get brown, then you are in the right place. However for the pigmentally challenged, sun block is a necessity. Sandy Hood is a flat peninsula, there’s not a whole lot of shade. Yes there is a bay on one side and the ocean on the other, but don’t over look the fact that it gets HOT on the hook and its mad SUNNY.
Dress comfortably.
Oh and don’t be alarmed, but there is also a clothing optional beach at the hook… Dweena’s kicking me under the table as I write this so, that’s all I’m gonna say about that.
And above all, don’t miss that last Ferry.
Done

Is there anything better, on a prematurely warm and sunny not-​quite-​spring day than taking the ferry home? Aaah yes, taking the ferry home on a Friday that also happens to be a prematurely warm and sunny not-​quite-​spring day.
The ferry is too expensive to be a part of my daily commute. Comparing the $ 5.50 ride from World Financial Center to Jersey City (Paulus Hook) with the $ 1.75 PATH ride between World Trade Center and Exchange Place, you can see why the ferry is the Rich Man’s PATH. Or, the poor man’s cruise ship.
Even the ferry terminal at World Financial Center is luxurious, at least compared to a PATH station. It’s floating, and has a little balcony on the water where you can soak up that precious March sun while you wait for your ship to come in. It even had a nice clean bathroom, if you can handle the motion of the ocean. The PATH can’t compare.
The ferry ride takes about the same amount of time as the PATH ride (7 minutes from WFC to Paulus Hook). But unlike the five minutes you’ll spend on the PATH, you can feel the salty wind in your hair, and the sun on your face, unless of course you get the boat where the upper level has been enclosed. But, still, you can pretend your itinerary takes you to somewhere more exotic than your average PATH stop… maybe Venice. A tourist you’re not, but remember that some people travel far and wait a lifetime to glimpse these sights… the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Colgate clock, the tallest building in New Jersey, the tallest building in New York, cruise ships and tall sailing ships, all that and you can be home in time for dinner.