Governors Island

Governors Island is a 172-acre (70 ha) island that lies on the Upper New York Bay, about one-half mile (1 km) from the southern tip of Manhattan Island and away from Brooklyn by Buttermilk Channel. It is legally part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

Governors Island

Geography
Location	New York Harbor
Coordinates	40°41′29″N 74°0′58″W
Elevation	70 ft (21 m)
Country
United States
Demographics
Population	0
Additional information
Official website	The Trust for Governors Island website The Governors Island National Monument website

Governors Island was a military base for over three hundred years. Fort Jay is the largest fort there. The island was made bigger by about 82 acres (33 ha) of landfill on its southern side when the first New York City Subway was excavated in the early 20th century.

Governors Island Media

• Ship Nieu Nederlandt (New Netherland) WIC 1624.jpg

  Nieu Nederlandt ship portrait

• Governors Island - New York City

• Castle Williams, Governors Island 03 (9437500770).jpg

  Castle Williams, Governors Island, New York City, New York, seen from New York Harbor on the New York Water Taxi.

• Admiral's House.jpg

  Admiral's House, completed in 1843

• Commander of United States Labor Battalion and staff. Captain E.S. Jones and staff at Governor's Is . . . - NARA - 533501.tif

  Army battalion on Governors Island, 1918

• Liggett Hall or Building 400 (1928), former barracks

• Governors Island - New York City (4889320957).jpg

  Governors Island - New York City

• Governors Island New York September 2016 001.jpg

  Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel ventilation tower off Governors Island

• Governors Island.jpg

  Map showing Coast Guard usage of Governors Island in 1995

• Photograph of President Reagan and Vice-President Bush meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev on Governor's Island... - NARA - 198596.tif

  President Ronald Reagan and President-elect George Bush meet with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in December 1988