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.

11 Jun 2025 | 06:01

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...