Fleet Week Begins!
May 26, 2010 2:43 pm
[caption id=“attachment_3270” align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=“The Parade of Ships from Governors Island’s western promenade”]
[/caption] Many of Governors Island’s visitors comment on the breathtaking views from Governors Island. When you walk or bike around the 2.2 mile promenade, you see the skylines of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Verrazano Bridge, Upper New York Bay and of course, the Statue of Liberty. Fleet Week begins today with the Parade of Ships and it truly is a beautiful sight from Governors Island. More than a dozen Navy and Coast Guard ships have sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson. Each year, Fleet Week is a sure sign that summer is on its way, as is Governors Island’s public access season. [caption id=“attachment_3271” align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=“A Fleet Week ship sails into New York Harbor”]
[/caption] On June 5, when the Island opens to the public, the ships may be gone, but the incredible views will be here. You can come out to Picnic Point, lounge in a hammock and enjoy swinging on a swing set, right in view of the Statue of Liberty. We can’t wait to see you.