Mayor Eric Adams visited the Staten Island Ferry on April 8 and even posed with some of the unlicensed ticket sellers for selfies. The only authorized ferry service for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island said illegal ticket scammers have grown worse, depriving the city of $2 million to $3 million in ticket revenue annually.
Mayor Eric Adams visited the Staten Island Ferry on April 8 and even posed with some of the unlicensed ticket sellers for selfies. The only authorized ferry service for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island said illegal ticket scammers have grown worse, depriving the city of $2 million to $3 million in ticket revenue annually. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

The only ferry company that has the right to ferry visitors to the Statue of Liberty has been critical of Eric Adams for failing to halt illegal ticket scammers in Battery Park. Now two city council members are toughening their bill to crack down on the companies that employ the hucksters.

After Stabbing of Ferry Ticket Seller, Adams Says He Plans Crackdown on Illegal Vendors
11 Jun 2025 | 06:01
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It has taken the stabbing of one of the illegal ferry ticket sellers to get Mayor Eric Adams to take another look at the gauntlet of ticket sellers who pounce on unsuspecting tourists at the southern tip of Manhattan.

On June 11, City Council members Keith Powers and Chris Marte scrapped an earlier version...

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