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Pier 79
The Pier 79 terminal has been shaped by more than passenger traffic, since it straddles the Lincoln Tunnel tubes and stands in the middle of the Hudson River Park and alongside the reconstructed Route 9A. "We tried very hard in our design to make the building as open as possible, allowing both ferry terminal users and the public to move in and out easily, " said Darko Hreljanovic, the project designer. That includes plazas to the north and south, a cafe from which seating can spill outside in pleasant weather and an elevated walkway over the ferry slips so that pedestrians can trace an uninterrupted waterside path. The main waiting room wil be clad in a structural glass system for highest transparency. Curving vestibules on either side of the vent stacks are intended to signal the terminal entrance clearly and to create a kind of architectural transition between the 145 foot-high towers and low-rise terminal and plaza, Mr. Bodouva said. NY Waterway's Manhattan ferry terminal is located at West 39th Street and 12 Avenue, adjacent to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Itis accessible from the M34 crosstown bus on West 34th Street and the M42 crosstown bus on West 42nd Street. NY Waterway operates connecting shuttle bus service to and from all ferry terminals in Manhattan.
