On my recent trip to New York, I learned that IKEA has a ferry from downtown Manhattan to its store in Red Hook, Brooklyn. On weekdays there is a small fee to take it because evidently some commuters used to use it when it was free everyday. On weekends though, it is still free. IKEA must know that some people take without ever going into the store, but I guess few enough people do it, that they don’t mind. On neither legs of the round trip I took, was the ferry full. It has wonderful views of downtown Brooklyn, the East River, Brooklyn, the Statue of Liberty, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. I happened to take it at sunset, and on the return trip, there was a full moon out, and all the buildings and bridges were lit. It was spectacular.
View of East River from the IKEA ferry
View of downtown Manhattan from the IKEA ferry
View of midtown Manhattan from the IKEA ferry
View of the Statue of Liberty from the IKEA ferry
View of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from the IKEA ferry
View of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from the IKEA ferry
View of downtown Manhattan from the IKEA ferry
View of the Statue of Liberty from the IKEA ferry
View of downtown Brooklyn from the IKEA ferry
View of Pier 17 from the IKEA ferry
View of East River from the IKEA ferry