Author Archives: Maya
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
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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
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Lost History Link
The Island lost a link to history when Charlie Kahlman died in October. A certified historian, he was an N.P.S. Ranger who had been guiding visitors through the National Monument since 2007, and previously at Grant’s Tomb and Castle Clinton. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Online-Offshore
Support NYCDOT Bike Share on Gov Island!
Tell NYCDOT that you love biking on Governors Island! The City’s new bike share program is being launched in Summer 2012 and NYCDOT wants to know where you want a bike share station. Support bike share locations on … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, The Island's Future
WATER: Hooking up to Redhook
Legend has it that Dutch dairymaids carried their milk across the quarter-mile from Red Hook to Governors Island on foot at low tide – thus the name Buttermilk Channel. The channel is deeper now, much deeper. The challenge today is … Continue reading
Posted in Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
IN-DOCKtrination at the Harbor School
Forty teenagers reported to the Battery Maritime Building at 8 o’clock in the morning on Monday, August 1, to start their IN-DOCKtrination for four years at the Harbor School. Paperwork completed, they boarded the Coursen and ferried to the Island … Continue reading
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