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Water Taxi Beach

Two Borden Avenue, Hunters Point, Long Island City, NY
4.5 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Beaches
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

lovely wee trip down the hudson river seeing the city from a great view and along to the statue of liberty :) BE AWARE IT WAS FREEZING UP TOP OF DECK!!!

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North Carolina
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Just a different way of traveling from Long Island City to Manhattan

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Long Island City, New York
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2011
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Closed for good, now part of hunters point south. Check before you go, there is one on governors island and south street seaport. Also my map shows this on the newton creek and let me tell you, furthest thing from a beach. There's cement factories, a strip club and the most polluted water way in north America.

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League City, Texas
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2010

We took the sunset 1 hr cruise and had a great time. Our tour guide was very energetic and you could tell he loved his city. He spoke very proudly of his friends that lost their lives in the Twin Tours and spoke of the rebuilding of the site. We also got a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty... More

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Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADA
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2008
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If you are new york city....catch the water taxi... 30 dollars for a tour which takes you to all the sights....and this fee includes a hop on and hop off fee. This allows you to get on and off around Manhattan. The staff are great and very friendly. They will take pictures of you and your signifigant other with your... More

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Brussels, Belgium
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012
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Ede, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 February 2012
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Hamburg, Germany
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012
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