U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York Commander Captain Zeita Merchant, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and others stand on board the newly commissioned ferry Sandy Ground at the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 2022. The ferry was named for the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)