Dock Commissioners

The Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York was an office of the municipal government of New York City that was created in 1870. The responsibilities of the officeholder related to the various docks and ferries that serve the City of New York. It was renamed the Commissioner of Marine and Aviation on January 1, 1942, when the Department of Docks and Ferries was renamed the Department of Marine and Aviation.

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