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135: 86:. The marina's administration building constructed for the 1964 World's Fair now houses the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Marine Division office and the World's Fair Marina Restaurant & Banquet Hall. 59:
The marina has over 250 slips for vessels up to 120 feet (37 m) in length, a boat and kayak launch, and a ferry landing. The ferry landing is currently used by
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provides service between Pier 11/Wall Street and the East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Manhattan and the World's Fair Marina, for the
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The Parks Department has run the marina since 1999. Previously, it had been run by a private concessionaire.
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games. Several party and event boats operate cruises from the marina. A free ferry operated by
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Ferry service to baseball games began in 1989 with American Skimmer providing service between
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had the marina redesigned and expanded to accommodate 800 boats for the
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later began operating a similar ferry service in 1998.
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marina
Flushing Bay
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
LaGuardia Airport
Citi Field
Department of Parks and Recreation
SeaStreak
Highlands, New Jersey
New York Mets
New York Water Taxi
US Open
Grand Central Parkway
1939 New York World's Fair
Robert Moses
1964 New York World's Fair
Pier 11/Wall Street
East 34th Street Ferry Landing
Manhattan
NY Waterway

"Free Ferry to U.S. Open"
The New York Times
"Delta Mets Baseball Taxi"
the original
"Nice Way to Shea"
The New York Times
"A Manhattan-to-Queens Ferry Is Planned for Mets Fans"
The New York Times
"World's Fair Marina - Historical Sign"

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