New York to launch a ferry named for Dorothy Day aleteia.org

For years, The Catholic Worker newspaper maintained its official price per copy of a penny — One Cent.

And for years, New York’s Staten Island Ferry would transport thousands of commuters from Staten Island to Manhattan and back again, charging each passenger just a nickel (today, it’s free).

Now, these two long standing New York institutions will have a convergence of sorts. A new ferry, which should be coming into service some time next year, will be named for Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement…

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