- There's lots of stuff going on at Governors Island, like the golf tournament later this year, but this Saturday, 100 plus swimmers will be participating in the Governors Island Swim, a two-mile swim ...

GOVERNORS ISLAND — On the tiny, historic island off of Brooklyn’s western coast, over 35 activities and events are scheduled for Climate Week in September. Governors Island is hosting climate-focused ...

Governors Island Arts has announced the finalists selected to participate in the fifth annual Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show, an outdoor winter arts event that will bring live ice carving to the ...

If you’ve ever visited Governors Island, there’s a good chance you’ve been charmed by it. Only eight minutes by ferry from Manhattan and three from Brooklyn, the island feels like a world apart from ...

Brooklyn is closer to Governors Island than any other land mass—a mere 400 yards—but, alas, it belongs to Manhattan. The New York Times revived the grumbling about what some perceive as this ...

A penguin sculpture by the Queens-based artist collective Okamoto Studio, which is collaborating with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council on the first ever Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show. (photo ...

The ferry from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 brought thousands of visitors to Governors Island over the Memorial Day weekend. Guests, many on bicycles, explored 30 new acres of parks and playgrounds.

The Trust for Governors Island unveiled its new hybrid-electric ferry, the Harbor Charger, the first of its kind in New York State and aa addition to the Trust’s existing ferry fleet. The arrival of ...