Governors Island is free and open daily, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Friday and Saturday nights until 10 p.m.) Only official cars are allowed on the island, so you must get there by ferry.

While there’s no shortage of fun things to do in NYC with kids, true New Yorkers know the hidden gems, and Governors Island is one of the biggest jewels in our crown. Tucked away in New York ...

Governors Island is a 172-acre oasis that’s just a stone’s throw from the Statue of Liberty. But despite its position at the very heart of the five boroughs, most New Yorkers can’t locate it on a map.

Spend your summer on Governors Island—NYC’s car-free oasis—offering epic free things to do outside during 2023.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One of the few benefits of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been an expanded use of public space. Now, New Yorkers will have more access to one of the city’s key ...

Governors Island Arts Unveils 2025 Season Beginning in May . The season will kick off with a special celebration, free and open to the public, on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

The Trust for Governors Island announced today the world premiere of Herstory of the Universe@Governors Island by Richard Move and MoveOpolis!, Taking place on Saturday, October 9, and Saturday ...

Some of your favorite seasonal New Yorkers are baaa-acck. Governors Island’s grass-eating sheep flock has returned for the summer with a mission to eat invasive plant species and help improve ...

Stony Brook University To Build Climate Campus on Governors Island. June 13, 2023. After years of speculation and bold proposals for Governors Island, Mayor Eric Adams revealed the 172-acre site ...

Parts of the former military outpost just below Manhattan have been rebranded as a quick city escape with glamping and self-care experiences. I set out to the newish QC NY spa to find out how far ...