We took a little free boat ride from Pier 11, just below the South Street Seaport to the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. Our destination was a huge IKEA store (they supplied the boat). We actually went twice, since the trip was quite pleasant; The first time to look around and buy some small items, most especially an inexpensive salad green spinner/dryer. The second time we took a hand truck which we had bought earlier to make our move from Gay Street to Jones Street.