The Dyckman Street Ferry’s inauguration voyage occurred on June 17, 1915 to provide river crossing to New Jersey to have recreational fun at the Palisades beaches. The ferry service which transported vehicles and passengers was originally operated by the Englewood-Dyckman Company and closed in 1942. Some argued that the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 vied for vehicular traffic, slowly diminishing ridership on the ferry service. Other complaints pertained to the disrepair of the ferries and facilities and with the collapse of a float bridge in 1942 it was the death knell of the ferry service.