Piers 81 is home to World Yacht that offers luxury dinner cruises and tours around Manhattan Isle. There is currently paid parking available at the Pier.
In the future Piers 81 will continue to be used by World Yacht for tourist trips and excursion boats until at least 2017.
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Pictures of Pier 81
The view of Pier 81 from Hudson River. 3 July 2005.