Category Archives: In The News
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
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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
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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
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‘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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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
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IRENE SCENE
Worried about Irene damage to the Island? There wasn’t a lot. A tree or two were toppled and some branches were broken. Morning-after photo by National Park Service staff.
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The Island: A Work in Progress
The Trust for Governors Island’s new capital spending authority commits close to $77 million for the Island’s continuing transformation in the next 12 months, of which $25.5 million demolishes buildings and other obstructions to smooth the way for the park. … Continue reading
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New School on the Island?
Governors Island is one of the three choices of land that the city is offering as the site for a new school for the applied sciences – such as engineering, physics, computer science, chemistry and environmental science. The two others … Continue reading
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TGI adds CFO
Willa Padgett has been named chief financial officer for the Trust for Governors Island, a new post. She has had a career in public service, focused on budget planning and management for city agencies and non-profits. She was an assistant … Continue reading
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