Gouverneur Street Ferry

[1] At some point, the Manhattan landing was moved two blocks west, to Gouverneur Street, driving the name change to Gouverneur Street Ferry.

Smith & Bulkley gained control by May 1852,[2] and, effective May 23, 1853, the Brooklyn side was moved two blocks west, from Hudson Avenue to Bridge Street.

[4] The lease expired on September 12, 1856, but the company continued to operate the ferry.

They petitioned the City of New York to abandon the Roosevelt Street Ferry, in exchange for continuing Gouverneur Street operations and expanding the Manhattan landing.

[7] The Hudson Avenue Railroad opened a streetcar line from the ferry to Prospect Park in late 1867.

Map from 1847 showing the route of what was then the Navy Yard Ferry