Hawzah News Agency - (New York - US) - The company that operates New York City ferries is being sued after three Muslim families wearing discernible religious garb were allegedly denied entry to the water shuttle at the Wall Street pier because of ‘security issues.’

The alleged incident took place on the afternoon of September 21, 2019.

Two American women of Pakistani descent and another woman, all of whom are hijab-wearing Muslims with ‘pronounced accents,’ took their eight children for an outing before one of the families left on an extended trip to Pakistan.

The families met at the Bay Ridge pier to board a ferry to Wall Street at around 3:30pm, according to the complaint.