Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Governors Island

New York City recently (re) acquired rights to Governors Island, which is a small, unpopulated, and mostly undeveloped enclave used as a US Coast Guard station for some decades. It is now being turned into.... well, no one is quite sure yet, but so far a lot of people are enjoying taking the free bike-friendly ferry service from Manhattan and Brooklyn to it on weekends for some traffic-free biking and exploring.

http://www.gipec.com/Gallery/Views%20of%20the%20Island/images/Aerial%20view%20of%20Governors%20Island%20.jpg

http://images41.fotki.com/v1577/photos/5/605605/7975249/SDC10748-vi.jpg

Governors Island Preservation web site.

This link goes to a full set of photos taken by me on Saturday.

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