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Important dates in the history of New York's 3-1-1 service include December 20, 2005, when it received its record high of 240,000 calls, due to the first day of the 2005 New York City transit strike, and June 20, 2007, when it received its 50 millionth call. [3] In San Francisco, 3-1-1 is the number for the City and County of San Francisco. As ...
Formerly named North Brooklyn Boat Club, NBCB started in 2010 as a way to reconnect people to the waterways with the goal of recreation, education and environmental stewardship. [1] NBCB is an open, volunteer-run organization consisting of kayakers , canoeists , sailors, environmentalists, boat builders, community leaders and activists. [ 2 ]
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Outside of New York City, NYC's 311 service can be accessed by calling (212) NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) (dialing 3-1-1 outside of New York City may contact the local municipality's 311 service). There is also a website and a mobile app to access the 311 service. [12] Between 2003 and 2006 NYC311 received more than 30 million calls.
New York Water Taxi (NYWT) is a water taxi service based in New York City. It offers sightseeing, charter, and commuter services mainly to points along the East River and Hudson River. It is one of several private operators of ferries, sightseeing boats, and water taxis in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is estimated that 100,000 people ...
[9]: 38 The number of ferries would grow, and by 1904, there would be 147 ferry services operating in New York City waters. [ 10 ] One of the first documented horse-powered "team" boats in commercial service in the United States was the Fulton Ferry Company , an East River ferry run that Robert Fulton implemented in 1814. [ 11 ]
The Huguenot Yacht Club (HYC) is a private yacht club located on Neptune Island along New Rochelle Harbor in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.The club offers a number of boating activities, including yacht racing, frostbiting, one-design sail boat racing, and junior sailing.
Team boats served New York City for "about ten years, from 1814-1824. They were of eight horse-power and crossed the rivers in from twelve to twenty minutes." [10]In 1812, two steam boats designed by Robert Fulton were placed in use in New York, for the Paulus Hook Ferry from the foot of Cortlandt Street, and on the Hoboken Ferry from the foot of Barclay Street.