Directions
Starting at 10am, ferries to Governors Island will depart from the Battery Maritime Building located 10 South Street, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows:
By Subway
1 - South Ferry Station
4, 5 to Bowling Green
R, W to Whitehall St. Station
By Bus
M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15
By Car
There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building. There is garage parking across the street from the Battery Maritime Building for a fee.
For the event, there will also be a free ferry service from Brooklyn. For further details and directions, visit: http://www.govisland.com/html/visit/directions.shtml
About Governors Island
Photograph: A. Frieden
Governors Island, in the heart of New York Harbor, is only 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, and even closer to Brooklyn. It is a world unto itself, unique and full of promise.
For almost two centuries, Governors Island was a military base - home to the US Army and Coast Guard. Due to changing needs in operations, the Coast Guard closed and “mothballed” the Island in 1996. New York's leaders recognized the Island's potential, and in 2003 the federal government sold most of the Island to the people of New York for one dollar.
At the turn of the 20th Century, polo on Governors Island was one of the highlights of the summer season for the city's social elite. In 2008, Veuve Clicquot brought polo back to Governors Island after a nearly 70 year lapse.
Today, the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) oversees 150 acres of the Island, while the National Park Service manages the balance, the 22-acre Governors Island National Monument which includes two 1812-era forts.
