New Amsterdam indeed. In 2007, the City of New York, new owners of Governors Island, selected Dutch landscape architecture firm West 8 to rethink an island that for centuries was a hodgepodge of ...

Governors Island’s famous oyster bar’s future up in the air as ‘social hub’ sought for massive waterfront space By Nicole Rosenthal Published Feb. 2, 2025, 5:14 p.m. ET ...

Metro $10M Governors Island renovation to bring new dining options, event venues: ‘Accessible, year-round destination’ By Lauren Elkies Schram Published Aug. 3, 2024, 3:55 p.m. ET ...

The feds are jump-starting New York City's plan to electrify ferry service to Governors Island by awarding the city Transportation Department $7.5 million to build electric charging infrastructure.

Activists and legislators are pushing for the Brooklyn ferry service to Governors Island to be fully funded in this year’s final state budget to ensure Brooklynites have direct access to the green ...

Seasonal ferry service from Brooklyn to Governors Island will continue running until October after it received $250,000 in state funding, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and the Trust for Governors Island ...

Governors Island will also be open later starting Memorial Day weekend. You’ll be able to visit the island from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.

The Trust for Governors Island announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Lauren Haynes as the new head curator and vice president of arts and culture for the 172-acre island, situated in New York ...