NYC Ferry: Skyline, Booze & Bridges for $4.50—Beat That, Tourists
Living 20 years in New York, the author swears the NYC commuter ferry along the East River is 'the best way to see the city'—for just $4.50. Forget pricey boat tours; ‘a trip on the Astoria line takes less than an hour’ and includes close-ups of iconic sights like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Domino Sugar Refinery, and Roosevelt Island's stone lighthouse. The ferry even has a bar offering spiked coffee and local beer—because nothing says sightseeing like holding a $7-10 canned drink while pretending to admire the skyline.
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(1 of 3)NYC Ferry: where you pay $4.50, get skyline views, and anonymous canned drinks served by self-respecting bartenders who wonder how you ended up on their ferry instead of a yacht.
Why walk Brooklyn Bridge when you can sip $10 spiked coffee and drift underneath it? Priorities, people.
NYC ferry: the only city tour where your $4.50 ticket also buys you a front-row seat to traffic jams on actual bridges.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/16/2025 | Author: Pamela Vachon
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