{"id":4564,"date":"2014-08-18T19:39:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T23:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf-staging.takewalks.com\/blog2\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2023-06-27T19:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T23:21:15","slug":"governors-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/governors-island","title":{"rendered":"Governors Island: What You Have to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Water Taxi Beach offers one of NYC’s most spectacular views Photo: Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Governors Island is unlike anywhere else in New York City. It’s a 172-acre playground in New York Harbor, just 800 yards from Lower Manhattan\u2014and, yes, it’s an island!<\/p>\n

With remarkable views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island is admission-free and open for picnics, biking, tours, exhibits, performances and events.<\/p>\n

For more than two centuries, Governors Island had been off limits to the public, first as a U.S. Army base and later as a Coast Guard station. After the Coast Guard ceased operations the island was transferred to New York State and City in 2003 (for the high cost of… $1!). Twenty-two acres of the island, including two 1812-era forts, make up a National Monument overseen by the National Park Service<\/strong>. The remaining 150 acres are administered by the Trust of Governors Island.<\/p>\n

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The island’s Manhattan ferry landing. Photo: Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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