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Billionaire Steve Cohen Wants NY to Expand Taxpayer-Backed Ferry

A NYC Ferry on the East River in New York in 2024. — A NYC Ferry on the East River in New York in 2024.
Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg

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By Nacha Cattan

May 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM UTC

Updated on

May 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM UTC

New Yorkers know that getting to LaGuardia airport and Citi Field in Queens from Manhattan has long been a logistical mess, with congested highways, crowded public transit options and frequent traffic snarls making the trip unpredictable.

The frustrations compound during big events like Mets games, which draw an average of 37,217 people, or the US Open where more than 1 million fans descended on Queens last summer.