NYT: City Room logo NYT: City Room 1 month ago

Judge Dismisses Suit Stemming From Staten Island Ferry Crash

He said he was yet another victim of one of the worst transportation disasters in New York history, the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash that killed 11 people and badly injured many more. Except, city officials maintain, George Adde wasn’t even there. Full Article at NYT: City Room

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  1. The fact of the matter is new ships are subject to these types of problem ... It is a fact of life and I wish I could change it.
    SOURCE: NY1 2 months ago
  2. You have my word that we are doing everything humanly possible to ensure that these vessels get to the point where they are suppose to be and operate in a manor in which the city of New York can be happy with ... And you certainly have my word and we don't take any of this lightly.
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