An Island Storm King
On Memorial Day, Justin and I rode the ferry from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 to Governors Island. Despite the massive crowds both on the island and at PicNYC, we managed to find periods of complete calm and isolation.
A Lost World Reimagined
Governors Island is a 172 acre island located half a mile from Manhattan and Brooklyn. About 100 of those acres are actually landfill from the Lexington Avenue subway stop excavation in the early 1900s. The island has a varied history, serving as a base for multiple different Army operations, that spanned the Revolutionary War through [...]
Tranquility
We spent Saturday on Governors Island. We didn’t rent one of these bikes, but plan on it next time! There’ll be more photos and background on the island in my next post.