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Investigators said the Seastreak ferry captain tried to slow the boat but it would not go into reverse.
Investigators are looking into whether a mechanical mishap led to Wednesday's crash that left 57 hurt.
Seastreak LLC has had at least 11 incidents involving its fleet over the past decade.
The temporary ferry service will run from Great Kills to Manhattan.
The weekday ferry will run from the Rockaways to Wall Street's Pier 11 and East 34th Street.
Rep. Michael Grimm asked that a new boat be named after the former mayor.
A LIC company is planning to turn an old ferry into a floating beer garden by next summer.
The fifth annual "Art by the Ferry" festival will feature galleries, comedy shows and musicians.
The city is considering a plan to include MetroCard service for the East River ferry network.
Construction on a major overhaul of Governors Island's public spaces begins in early 2012.
Two weeks of free service on the ferry, which connects Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, ended Friday.
Police are worried about allowing people to board the Statue of Liberty ferry without going through metal detectors.
City Council is poised to award a contract to an operator to provide year-round, all-day service.
The service will run Fridays to Sundays throughout the summer.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.