East River
The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City.
The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which despite its name is a tidal strait, not a river, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island from Manhattan Island and the Bronx, which is on the mainland.
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Getting to East River
- Airports
- Newark Liberty (EWR), 14 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 14 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 20 km
- Philadelphia → East River130 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · $12–17
- Hartford → East River52 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · $5–7
- Albany → East River209 km · quickest by road, 3h 49m · $19–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for East River
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for East River. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe Staten Island Ferry connects the , located at the southern tip of Manhattan, to the St.
- Get inThe ferry is absolutely free and is popular for tourists since the route offers excellent views of Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
- Get inThe ferry runs 24 hours a day, usually running at 30 minute intervals, with more running during rush hours and fewer running at very late hours.
- Get inNY Waterway operates ferry services from the World Financial Center ferry terminal and the Pier 11/Wall St.
- Get inferry terminal to several points in New Jersey along the Hudson River, including in Hoboken and Weehawken.
From Wikivoyage: Manhattan/Financial District, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to East River
East River is 2 km from New York City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.