Category Archives: The Island’s Future
Turnover at the Top
Betty Chen, vice president for planning since the early GIPEC years, is going ashore to resume the practice of her skills as an architect. In the first major change in personnel since Mayor Bloomberg took charge of the Island, Simon … Continue reading
Posted in Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
Tagged Park Plans, The Trust for Governors Island
Planting an Oyster Reef
Placing rock and shell material in Buttermilk Channel just offshore from Governors Island on October 6. This was the first step in a project to determine if oyster reefs can be restored to the harbor, where they once flourished. Collaborating … Continue reading
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Tagged Oysters
What Else Goes On?
There is a public Governors Island, open to one and all, and an off-limits Governors Island – not least, for the time being, Castle Williams behind scaffolding while it is being rehabbed for full public access next summer. There are … Continue reading
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Three R’s and H for Harbor
Murray Fisher dreamed of a school oriented to the harbor nearly 10 years ago. Umpteen hurdles later, it opened in 2004 in the middle of Brooklyn, far from the harbor. On September 8 it starts new life on the waterfront, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
Tagged NYHS, School
A New Crew to Steer the Island
The newly appointed directors of the newly established Trust for Governors Island held their inaugural meeting on July 13 – appropriately on the Island in Pershing Hall. With the city now in control, nine of the new board’s 13 members … Continue reading
Posted in Events, In The News, Online-Offshore, The Island's Future
Tagged GIPEC, Governance
Alliance Weighs in on Park Master Plan
The Governors Island Alliance has submitted its formal comments on the Island’s draft Master Plan for Parks and Public Spaces. GIPEC is seeking community input as it refines the plan over the summer and begins development of schematic designs. The … Continue reading
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Tagged GIPEC, park master plan
It’s (the) Mayor’s Island Now
City Hall reached a historic agreement early this month to take full control of 150 acres on the Island – everything but the 22 acres which house the two forts that belong to the National Park Service. When it becomes … Continue reading
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Park Plan Released
Release of the long awaited draft Park and Public Space Master Plan launches a two year-plus public review process. While the plan was completed almost a year ago, public disclosure was held up while the city and state negotiated ultimate … Continue reading
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GIA Hopeful for Renewed Progress With Island Under City Control
The Governors Island Alliance welcomed the announcement on Sunday that the City will assume control of Governors Island and move forward with the planning of its park and historic buildings. Read the full press release here. You can also read … Continue reading
Posted in Events, In The News, The Island's Future
Tagged city control, Governance, park master plan
Governors Island: It’s My Island!
Dear Friend of Governors Island, It’s no longer the Harbor’s sleeping beauty: Governors Island has awakened. With over 275,000 visitors at the end of the summer, the Island has hit the tipping point as one of New York’s newest and … Continue reading
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Tagged donation, give, giving, join, Membership, year end appeal