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Due to a planned New York Harbor closure and planned street closures in Lower Manhattan, Governors Island will close at 3PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. More info.

Due to a planned New York Harbor closure and planned street closures in Lower Manhattan, Governors Island will close at 3PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. More info.

The Easiest Way To Get Away

Governors Island is a 172 acre island in the heart of New York Harbor. It’s only 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, and even closer to Brooklyn. It is a world unto itself, unique and full of promise.

On view from Governors Island Arts: Rest/Play

Explore this new Island-wide group show, on view through November 2. Featuring works by Nina Chanel Abney, Lenka Clay­ton & Phillip Andrew Lewis, Arlene Shechet, and Hank Willis Thomas. Curated by Lauren Haynes, Head Cura­tor of Gov­er­nors Island Arts and Vice Pres­i­dent at the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island. Click here for info.

Pictured: Saverio and Daisy (Navel), 2018, Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Timothy Schenck.