To get your city bearings, climb aboard a Turyol tourist ferry ( www.turyol.com) and take a 90-minute Bosphorus cruise.

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Witnesses said several passengers had been waiting at the top of a stairwell aboard the ferry as it approached the dock and were knocked off their feet amid the crash.

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Heading south, forego the tourist boat-tours to Liberty Island and instead climb aboard the Staten Island Ferry, alongside the commuters, for a terrific view - free of charge - of Ellis Island, Lower Manhattan and Lady Liberty herself.

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