A place I would like to do a ‘Photo Walkabou’t : Governors Island, New York

Manhattan and Governors Island, originally uploaded by JesseLoesch.

Governors Island, in the heart of New York Harbor, is only 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, A former Military base. It was ‘mothballed in 1996’.

In 2003 the island was sold to the people of New York for one dollar (usd) 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.

The 172-acre Island is about 22 city-blocks long from tip to tip. The northern 92 acres of the Island are the Governors Island Historic District and are open to the public for picnics, tours, concerts, car-free biking, and more. The 80-acre non-historic South Island, full of decrepit barracks and warehouses, is currently closed, undergoing major demolition work and slated for redevelopment.

Governors Island by the Numbers:

* 172 acres total
* 102 landfill acres added to original island from subway excavations
* 92-acre National Historic Landmark District and New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Historic District on North Island
* 3 historic fortifications
* 52 landmarked buildings totaling 1.4 million square feet
* 80 acres of non-historic land south of Division Road
* 3 working ferry docks
* More than 1,600 trees
* Closest point on land to the face of the Statue of Liberty

http://govislandblog.com/ is the best source of New information about the park