Each year, the Staten Island Ferry brings runners from all over the world to Staten Island for the start of the New York City Marathon.
22,000 runners took the ferry in 2011 in what John Garvey, the Director of Ferry Operations, called the "largest rush hour we have for the year."
Participants in the marathon come from all walks of life, but on that day they're all runners, as seen in this compelling short documentary of their voyage across New York Harbor.
For more information on the Staten Island Ferry, visit: nyc.gov/siferry