We often find interesting things on Governors Island, and today was no exception. This morning, while doing construction work near Soissons Dock, workers found an old cannon ball near the seawall. NYPD came out to assess the cannonball and determined that it was a solid shot made of iron and contained no explosive material. Since [...]
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Governors Island has been home to lots of creatures, like owls, chickens at the Earth Matter compost area and of course Molly Brown, but we hadn’t before seen a bald eagle here. We were lucky enough to spot the eagle at Picnic Point.
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On behalf of Molly Brown and everyone on Governors Island, best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a great new year. We look forward to seeing you in May when the Island re-opens to the public!
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Updated: New and improved with answers highlighted in red! Earlier this week, all of the staff on Governors Island got into the spirit of the season with our annual holiday party. As a part of the festivities, we have a quiz on all things Governors Island. This year, Able Engineering, who handles maintenance here, won [...]
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New signage and other key visitor amenities are a part of the first phase of West 8′s park and public space plan. This week’s Architects Newspaper features an article about the first phase of the Governors Island Park and Public Space Master Plan, which begins construction in the spring of 2012. In the Historic District, [...]
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Many visitors to Governors Island have walked or biked over this lift bridge in the Batter Maritime Building. The lift bridge is being replaced. Even in the off-season, Governors Island is a busy place. In addition to preparing for the first phase of construction for the Park and Public Space Plan, we are undertaking an [...]
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Last Thursday, Leslie Koch was honored at the AIA New York Chapter’s Heritage Ball. Leslie received the Center for Architecture Foundation Award in recognition of her work on Governors Island. As the award cites, this recognition is being given in honor of how “Governors Island has become the must go-to destination for New Yorkers and [...]
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This bridge over the River Clyde in Scotland was the site of “Lowlands”, a sound installation by Philipsz (photo from nytimes.com) Turner Prize winning artist Susan Philipsz has been selected to create a piece of permanent public art on Governors Island. Philipsz was chosen by The Trust through the City’s Percent for Art Program. Percent [...]
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The Trust for Governors Island’s Leslie Koch and New York magazine’s David Haskell will be speaking at the AIA’s Center for Architecture this Monday at 6:30 PM. The two will discuss all that is happening on Governors Island, the Park and Public Space Plan design and the timeline for the plan. The first phase of [...]
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Season 9′s final challenge used Governors Island as an inspiration for the final five designers (photo from mylifetime.com) Governors Island is no stranger to fashion (did you see the incredible hats, suits and dresses worn by our visitors at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic?) but high fashion came to the Island as never before tonight. [...]
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