Last January, the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry stopped running when winter ice damaged the Beacon dock . “I was one of the first ferry riders in 2005 and it quickly became an anchor in my life. She thinks the MTA could make the ferry more accessible, more environmental, and design a better schedule for all riders' needs. But Save the Ferry says if the Beacon-Newburgh ferry ran like Ossining-Haverstraw Ferry, about 30 miles south, it would be far more useful to riders. Carter said the Beacon Ferry was not planned well.