A new Ferry Terminal at Haverstraw, built and paid for by developer Martin Ginsburg as part of his company’s Admiral’s Cove waterfront development, was formally opened with a Dec. 17 ribbon-cutting. Among those on hand were: Ginsburg; Rockland County Executive Ed Day; Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi; Haverstraw Mayor Mike Kohut; and Anthony Ferrara, director of facilities for NY Waterway.
The terminal will serve riders using NY Waterway ferries. The new 748-square-foot building provides a heated shelter with benches for passengers waiting to board the ferry and a new ticket booth for NY Waterway. Ginsburg has donated the Ferry Terminal to the Village of Haverstraw. The terminal sits within the Haverstraw Waterfront Promenade Park, which was built in phases as part of a public-private partnership involving Ginsburg Development Companies (GDC), the Village of Haverstraw, and New York state.
“We are delighted to join together today with our friends from the county, village and Metro-North to celebrate this exciting new terminal that provides a comfortable place for commuters and visitors alike,” Ginsburg said. “As someone who is passionate about the beauty of the Hudson River, our hope is this will further help promote tourism in the Hudson Valley.”
Day characterized the new terminal as “a fantastic addition to Rockland County’s transportation infrastructure, providing our residents with a more convenient and sustainable way to connect with Metro-North and beyond.”
Metro-North’s Rinaldi said, “We welcome this new shelter as a great amenity for our commuters and thank Ginsburg Development Companies for their continued work in Haverstraw.”
The ferry service began in September 2000 at GDC’s site in conjunction with the Metro-North Railroad and NY Waterway. NY Waterway has successfully operated as a weekday commuter ferry service between Haverstraw and the Hudson Line of Metro-North at Ossining Station.
Seasonal weekend service was started earlier this year to promote tourism between Rockland and Westchester County. Visitors arriving in Rockland were met by buses that stopped at various destinations in the county. Passengers arriving in Westchester visited Ossining restaurants and explored their downtown. Weekend service was suspended for the winter but is planned to resume in the spring.
Admirals Cove is the final phase of GDC’s 700-unit residential neighborhood along the Hudson River. It contains 245 market-rate rental apartments. The project got its start about 20 years ago.
