We’re bursting with pride over the #2 ranking that National Geographic Traveler just gave to New York City for it’s bike-friendliness. The article is not online, but you can read all about it – and Governors Island’s contribution- on the New York Times’ travel blog.
With five miles of car-free biking, Bike and Roll’s Free Bike [...]
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Today’s New York Times Thursday Styles section has a gorgeous spread of tweed-wearing dandies in tintype photos shot on Governors Island a few weeks back. The accompanying article details the trend toward an Victorian aesthetic. In a related note, we’d like to know when the Tweed Ride to Governors Island is happening. Obviously the Island’s closed now, [...]
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Google has finally put us on the map! Earlier this summer, the Google Street View car paid a visit to Governors Island (see below). Now, a small but stunning portion of the Island is visible in Google Street View. For those of you who have yet to experience the wonder that is Street View, it’s a [...]
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You’ve been meaning to get out to Governors Island all summer. You read the New York Magazine piece early in the season. You tore out the Time Out New York guide and hung it on your fridge. You even made it most of the way though the New Yorker article. Maybe you subscribed to our [...]
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It’s that time of year again! From 7am to 1pm for the next three Saturdays, The New York City Department of Transportation is transforming 7-miles of city streets into a car-free playground called Summer Streets (our personal favorite is riding over and through the Grand Central Station viaduct). In the tradition of The Bronx River Parkway’s Bicycle Sundays , cyclists [...]
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Bike and Roll is bringing more bikes to Governors Island, due to popular demand. The additional 50 bikes brings our fleet up to a solid 250 bicycles for the public to enjoy. If you’re free tomorrow you should hop on a ferry over to the Island and grab a set of wheels–they are free to [...]
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This was an incredible weekend out here on Governors Island. The weather was great; there was so much to do, and we had an astounding number of visitors.
On Friday, Yankee Pier and the WaterPod was open for the first time, and visitors explored the fully sustainable barge.
Visitors also flew kites and drew wonderful pictures in sidewalk [...]
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Running from the ferry to grab a free bike from Bike and Bike and Roll
Wowzers! Bike and Roll™, this year’s sponsor of Free Bike Fridays, put more than 900 people on bikes for FREE this past Friday! This was our busiest Friday yet. Every Friday between June 5 and October 9, visitors can borrow a [...]
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Check out this bike route a Governors Island fan has created. This shows and excellent tour of the Island that is sure to be very fun. To add on to this blogger’s trail, you should also bike through Colonels Row and check out the beautiful brick houses that line Hay Road (map).
These houses were built after the Civil War [...]
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Biking is one of our visitor’s most popular activities on Governors Island. In fact, more than one in four of our visitors rides a bike when they visit. That is why we are thrilled to announce that Free Bike Fridays will be back on Governors Island this summer. Thanks to Bike and Roll, visitors can [...]
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