nyc ferry pirate ship captain pension

The NYC ferry is amazing mostly because once a day, I get to be a pirate. Did you know that every ferry has a ship captain? Most are pretty New York City — think of an MTA employee but with an eyepatch and a peg leg

Think about it, NYC ferry jobs have pensions that activate after 25 years. "I've spent 25 years at sea in New York. I've seen things you WOULDN'T believe. Rats with wings that could swim. Escaped monkeys from the Prospect Park zoo, found on small islands in middle of the Hudson. How did they get there?" All in an accent