For a short time only, the Capital City will have a special new attraction along the riverfront: a Ferris wheel!

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Each day, some 65,000 people ride the Staten Island Ferry, many of them visitors taking advantage of the free ride and the unforgettable view of the Statue of Liberty.

Tourists taking in the sites of New York Harbor on the Staten Island ferry may get a new reason to board the boat.

The wheel, at 630 feet tall, will be double the size of the Statue of Liberty and open next year. Staten Island's Ferris wheel will have a view of New York City's skyline when it is finished. CBS News ...

Moreover, Ferris’ wheel still answers to architect Daniel Burnham’s famed challenge, “Make no small plans.” His was 68 feet taller than Navy Pier’s new wheel.