Lost Ferry?

One of our favorite bloggers, Gothamist, posted that the ferry appeared to be lost last night. Nope! He beat us to the post -- it was actually the inaugural Staten Island Film Festival closing party and award ceremony cruise. Of course, we at the Prodigal were there and we took some pictures, accepted some awards (for absentee winners), watched fireworks with the Borough President and partook of the free food and drink.

Among the evening's highlights: Russell asked the Borough President, James Molinaro, if it had been he who sponsored the fireworks; "Yeah," was Molinaro's reply. "And for $12,000 they better be good." At one point, we happened upon a three-foot-square pile of crabmeat flanked by crackers. All in all it was a fun party and we thank Wilder Selzer and his wife, Ann Marie, for inviting us.

Photo: CVB, A view of Manhattan and the Empire State Building.

Photo: CVB, Governor's Island from the Brooklyn side.

Photo: CVB, Red Hook.

Photo: CVB, Red Hook.

Photo: CVB, Sunset Park.

Photo: CVB, Open bar.

Photo: CVB, Free food.

Photo: CVB, A happy award winner.

Photo: CVB, The proud award winner.

Photo: CVB, A curator from The Staten Island Museum.

Photo: CVB, The Brooklyn Bridge.

Photo: CVB, The Brooklyn Bridge.

Photo: CVB, A view of New Jersey with an intriguing building.

Photo: CVB, Cesar Claro of Staten Island Economic Development Corporation at the award ceremony podium.

Photo: CVB, An award winner, hospitality director Ann Marie Selzer, and Prodigal Borough's Russell Farhang, with the award he accepted.

Photo: CVB, An award winner and yours truly, CVB (on the right).

Photo: CVB, Russell Farhang of Prodigal Borough, a woman in a yellow rain hat, and the borough president, James Molinaro watch $12,000 fireworks.

Photo: CVB, Russell Farhang of Prodigal Borough, a woman in a yellow rain hat, and the borough president, James Molinaro watch fireworks.