Rep. Grimm wants ferry named after Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani’s steady leadership during and after the Sept. 11 attack will never be forgotten by New Yorkers, according to U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Bay Ridge-Staten Island), who is pushing the city to name a Staten Island ferry after the former mayor.
Grimm has written to the New York City Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division to request that one of three new ferries the city is planning to buy be named for Giuliani.
The city has issued a Request for Proposals for the acquisition of three new ferry vessels. Grimm said that naming a ferry in Giuliani’s honor would be in keeping with a longstanding tradition of naming Staten Island ferries after prominent people associated with that borough.