Author Archives: Maya
GIA is Hiring a Spring Intern!
The Governors Island Alliance is now seeking to hire a spring intern to assist managing the public outreach programs for the Island, planning this season’s programs and assisting in GIA advocacy efforts. Click ‘more’ to learn how to apply and … Continue reading
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Big Years Ahead: GIA Needs Your Help
While the Island lies quiet for the winter, big changes are afoot. Phase I of the Park and Public Space Master Plan and critical infrastructure improvements GIA has long advocated are about to become a reality with a groundbreaking next … Continue reading
Posted in Online-Offshore
G.I.A. Inc.
The Governors Island Alliance has laid plans to become an independent organization, wholly separate from the Regional Plan Association, which created it and has nurtured it from the beginning. Technically, the Alliance has been a corporation since 2002, when it … Continue reading
Posted in Events, In The News, Online-Offshore
For Old Seawall A New Facelift
The section of the Island’s seawall that takes the most pounding from the often stormy waters of New York harbor was originally a retaining wall, built as a boundary for the Lexington Avenue tunnel debris landfill that doubled the size … Continue reading
Posted in Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
The 2012 Summer Will be Different
There will be something different at every turn next summer – some closings, some new openings. It all relates to the improvements that are going to transform the Island from “special” to “spectacular.” In short, the Island will be a … Continue reading
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See the Island on YouTube
The Island is featured in a new installment of the “Tourist in Your Own Town” series produced by the NY Landmarks Conservancy. Click here for a tour guided by conservancy president Peg Breen (who’s also a G.I.A. board member).
Posted in Media, Online-Offshore
Helicopter Noise Spoils Governors Island
Helicopter tour flights are disrupting the tranquility of Governors Island. Tourist flights regularly cut across the island, creating noisy intrusions that interrupt conversations, drown out concerts and performances and prevent visitors from enjoying the park experience, Rob Pirani, RPA’s vice president … Continue reading
Posted in In The News
A Park Begins to Blossom
Amazing things happen when the Island shuts down for the winter. Not least, construction of the park will start in the ball fields where Prince Harry has been playing polo for two years, transforming them into three distinct spaces: Liggett … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
‘Sound’ Art for the Island
Susan Philipz, a prize-winning artist who creates ‘sculptural’ sound, has been selected to develop a permanent piece on the Island under the city’s Percent for Art program. She is best known for sound projections of her unaccompanied renditions of popular songs … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
The Governor’s Summer Guests
Rain, heat and Irene conspired to slow the flow of visitors this year. Some 448,000 seekers sought the Island’s special outdoors this summer, only slightly more than last year’s 443,000 because… The two hottest days of the July heat wave … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Online-Offshore