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Brooklyn/Manhattan Ferry Stymied By City HallCity Hall is still dragging its feet and Brooklyn is still patiently waiting for an announcement naming the operator of a comI I I U I C I I t l 1 y 0 C 1 V I L L U C b T T V C l l 1 U ( T b l i U l t i b u ttan and Fulton Ferry Landing.The City%u2019s Department of Ports, International Trade and Commerce (PITC) has made a recommendation to City Hall and Deputy Mayor Alair Townsend is leading a working group of city officials in examining the recommendations. PITC will not release the name of the firm it chose, leaving speculation high.Bob McGrath, a spokesman for Townsend says that the committee is %u201cnarrowing down%u201d the choices and %u201cdoing some additional financial analysis%u201d on the proposed recommendations from PITC.Five proposals were submitted March 26 by: the Citizens%u2019 Committee for Urban Fishing; Dirksen and Tallyrand, Inc; Floating Through America, Inc.; Skyline Management Commuting and Sightseeing inDartnershiD with Two Trees Management (of Brooklyn); and Friends of Fulton Ferry Landing in partnership with South Street Seaport Museum, Seaport line an