The Harbor and Its Islands

Staten Island Ferry Trip—Statue of
Liberty and Bedloe Island—Governors
Island—Ellis Island

To ferries: IRT Broadway-7th Ave. subway (local) to South Ferry; or IRT Lexing-
ton Ave. subway (local) to Bowling Green; or 2d, 3d, or 9th Ave. el to South
Ferry.

New York's harbor is one of the finest in the world; a magnificent
water gate that is well protected, open the year round, deep enough for
the largest vessels, and spacious enough to hold the entire United States
Navy without obstructing normal traffic. Such harbors are few and their
importance to a national economy is incalculable. Without this natural ad-
vantage, New York could never have advanced to its present position, for
water-borne commerce has contributed much to the growth of the city.

The port of New York, in its totality, includes all the navigable water-
ways within a radius of twenty-five miles from the Statue of Liberty: seven
bays (Upper, Lower, Gravesend, Jamaica, Raritan, Newark, and Flush-
ing), four rivers (Raritan, Passaic, Hackensack, Hudson), four estuaries
(Arthur Kill, Kill van Kull, East River, Harlem River), several creeks,