Saturday, May 14, 2011

What Did Two Old Staten Island Ferry Boats Become?

Because Blogger was down on Thursday night, we were unable to post the results of our trivia contest. We apologize for the delay!

And the answer is ...

b) prison cells

In the '80s, two old Staten Island Ferry boats, the Cornelius Kolff and the Private Joseph Merrell, were used as prison cells off of Rikers Island, NYC's main jail complex. They were junked in 2004, after 15 years housing convicts.

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