Pier 11/Wall Street, ferry and excursion boat stop in Lower Manhattan
Pier 11/Wall Street is a public ferry terminal on the southern tip of Manhattan, sitting along the East River and offering connections to destinations around New York Harbor as well as stops in New Jersey and Brooklyn. The terminal has covered waiting areas, separate boarding docks for different ferry lines, and sits close to subway access and the riverside walkway.
The area around Pier 11 was a busy cargo and passenger landing point throughout the 1800s, as the southern end of Manhattan was the center of New York's port activity. During the 20th century, freight operations gradually gave way to passenger ferry service, which now defines the site.
The name of the pier reflects its location just steps from Wall Street, the heart of New York's financial district. On any given morning, the waiting area fills with commuters in work clothes heading to jobs across the harbor, giving the place a distinctly local, workaday feel.
The terminal is easy to reach on foot from the Financial District, and signs for each ferry line are clear once you are on the pier. The waiting areas can get very crowded during morning and evening rush hours, so arriving a few minutes early helps.
From the end of the pier, you get a direct view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island without buying any separate ticket. Most visitors pass through without realizing that this free vantage point is one of the closest you can get to both landmarks from dry land.
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