The New York Passenger Ship Terminal originally consisted of Piers 84, 86, 88, 90, 92 and 94, located on the Hudson River between West 44th and 54th streets.

[8] In 2004, the NYPST piers began another $200 million renovation to accommodate newer and larger cruise ships.

In 2011 the city committed $4 million to renovate and upgrade the cruise terminal to accommodate the ship.

[11] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USNS Comfort docked at Pier 90 to assist area medical facilities by treating non-coronavirus, and later on, coronavirus-positive patients.

Many major passenger ships have docked there, including the RMS Queen Mary 2 and Freedom of the Seas.