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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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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Earlier this summer, the Travel Channel came out to Governors Island for a tour of its public spaces, and some of its not-so public spaces, for a new show, “Off Limits,” which takes viewers into some places visitors and the public don’t normally get a chance to see. Don toured Castle Williams, Fort Jay, South [...]
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Although it was just three months ago when Molly Brown swam across the Buttermilk Channel to Governors Island, she has already made a name for herself. Time Out New York calls her one of New York City’s animal mascots. Molly Brown is honored to be included among the mascots, which also include the Brooklyn Brewery’s cat, [...]
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NYC Media’s “That’s So New York” visited Governors Island a few weeks ago to check out all that is going on here. They enjoyed Free Bike Fridays, played a round of miniature golf, and saw a diverse array of art exhibits and programs. See what a Friday on Governors Island is like and plan your trip to [...]
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Urban archeologist Scott Jordan got his start collecting items on Governors Island (photo from crainsnewyorkbusiness.com) This week’s Crain’s New York Business features a story about Scott Jordan, an urban archeologist who has collected more than 50,000 artifacts from New York City. His interest in history and collecting items began on Governors Island, where he grew up. [...]
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The good people at Travel and Leisure have named Governors Island one of America’s Coolest Urban Parks! We think that they were taken by our extraordinary views, the eclectic array of programming that organizations bring to Island visitors, five miles of car-free biking and free ferries from Manhattan and Brooklyn. We are sure that the hundreds of thousands [...]
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On the front page of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Stephanie Simon looked at artists around the country that are designing miniature golf courses. Governors Island was one of the first public spaces to welcome artist designed miniature golf, with a course by FIGMENT three years ago. Since then, the course has been one of the [...]
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Design Observer’s Brian Davis interviewed Adriaan Geuze, the principal of West 8 and the lead designer of the Governors Island Park and Public Space Master Plan about his approach to designing these new spaces in the middle of New York Harbor. Adriaan outlines his vision of the Island and how West 8′s design accentuates the Island’s natural attributes, location [...]
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