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Kudos to the Nassau Herald and writer Anthony Rifilato for a fine article on the Rockaway Ferry, and also to my friend Joe Hartigan for effectively making the case for the ferry. Although the story is set in the context of the ferry as a transportation alternative in the event of an LIRR strike - which now, fortunately, is probably not going to happen - it still stands on its own as a wonderful way to travel into the city any weekday, whether someone is going to work (the ferry stops at Brooklyn Army Terminal in Red Hook, then at Pier 11 at the foot of Wall Street in Manhattan and finally at East 34th Street, with homeward-bound trips originating from these points in the afternoon/evening) or just for taking the family in for an exciting day in Manhattan (kids who ride the ferry and see sights like Coney Island, the Verrazano Bridge and the Statue of Liberty, and sometimes, passing ocean liners as well, just LOVE IT!). The Beach 108th street landing is just a 20-minute ride from Far Rockaway (a little longer from 5T) and parking in the fenced-in lot is free. Right now, activists such as Mr. Hartigan, my wife, Laura Deckelman, and Linda and Danny Ruscillo, among many others, aided by public officials like Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, among others, are fighting to make the ferry permanent (the city subsidy making the service possible expires in October) and could use any and all of the help they can get. Please check out our Facebook page Rockaway United to Save our Ferry! Hope to SEA you on board!