Staten Island Ferry Adds Luxury VIP Section

From commuter barge to champagne barge

The Staten Island Ferry, once the free floating bus of New York Harbor, is now experimenting with class warfare on water. According to reports, a new VIP section includes leather seats, unlimited prosecco, and a velvet rope enforced by a bouncer named “Tony Anchors.”

Regular commuters are furious. “I’ve been riding this orange bucket since 1987 and now they’re telling me my tuna sandwich doesn’t qualify for bottle service?” complained a Staten Island native. Meanwhile, influencers sip champagne while filming #BougieBoat content, carefully avoiding eye contact with the peasants in the plastic-seat section.

The Post bellowed: “SEA CLASS DIVIDE.” The Daily News countered: “BARGE WITH BUBBLY.”

Mayor Adams toasted the new section, calling it “maritime equity.” Governor Hochul was less impressed: “This is just the Hamptons with seagulls.” Ferry staff whisper that seagulls already demanded their own VIP section stocked with fries.

SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/staten-island-ferry-adds-luxury-vip-section/

SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/staten-island-ferry-adds-luxury-vip-section/.

By: Annika Steinmann.

Annika Steinmann, journalist at bohiney.com -- Staten Island Ferry Adds Luxury VIP Section
Annika Steinmann, journalist.

By Annika Steinmann (News)

Annika Steinmann ([email protected]) - Upper West Side satirist and former stand-up comic who traded hecklers for headlines. German-born New Yorker who brings ruthless European efficiency to mocking American excess. Covers Manhattan's cultural pretensions, museum politics, and the eternal question: why does everything cost $18? Her comedy background means she knows exactly where the punchline belongs—usually somewhere between Columbus Circle and your wallet. Three years documenting NYC's decline into a theme park for the wealthy.

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