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Brooklyn ferry landing when it opened in 1888 (and only began running some trains across the Brooklyn Bridge instead after 1898), and ferries were also preferred by animal-hauled wagons and carts that had difficulty climbing the relatively steep bridge approaches. With the opening
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The ferry played a large role in cementing the
Manhattan-Brooklyn rivalry. Two charters – the first in 1686, the second in 1708 – gave to Manhattan ownership of the lines and essentially all of the Brooklyn waterfront. In 1745, Hendrick Remsen brought a lawsuit against New York; after thirty years,
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Company were mostly based in Manhattan; they tended to favor increased profits over improved service. (The stock paid a generous 7% dividend.) Fares started at four cents, which led to rival services at Red Hook and elsewhere. Union Ferry reduced its fare to one
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was made on May 10, 1814, and brought with it the first predictable passage between
Brooklyn and Manhattan. Trips took no longer than twelve minutes, and there was no chance of the ship being swept upstream or downstream, or held to the whims of the wind.
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of additional bridges and subway crossings of the river and the decline of animal traffic, patronage fell further. The ferry finally ceased operations in 1924; some other East River routes that had been part of the Union Ferry
Company lasted until 1942.
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Brooklyn Bridge crossing at almost the same point. Even after the bridge opened it continued to be well-patronized for many years; the
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Supreme Court ruled in his favor, awarding him his original five shillings plus court costs of nearly 2,375 shillings (475 times his original request). The city appealed to the crown, but America's
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on May 8, 1814 (the first steam ferry service on the East River), and moved the
Manhattan landing to Fulton Street that year. The ferry, which had been known popularly as the
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cent in stages between 1842 and 1850, bankrupting the competing lines and allowing Union Ferry to purchase their rights and raise rates once again. American poet
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frequently used the Fulton Ferry and was inspired by the experiences to write "Sun-Down Poem"in 1856, later renamed "
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rather than Fulton Street. Service became more frequent and regular in June 2011 when the route was taken over by
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