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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.

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Even Bald Eagles Love Gov­er­nors Island

Feb 1, 2012 3:41 pm
[cap­tion id=“attachment_4885” align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=“This bald eagle was seen enjoy­ing the views of NY Har­bor at Pic­nic Point”][/​caption] Gov­er­nors Island has been home to lots of crea­tures, like owls, chick­ens at the Earth Mat­ter com­post area and of course Mol­ly Brown, but we had­n’t before seen a bald eagle here. We were lucky enough to spot the eagle at Pic­nic Point. [cap­tion id=“attachment_4886” align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=“Taking off from his perch at the end of the Island”][/​caption]
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