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Oys­ter Gar­den To Open on Gov­er­nors Island in 2017

Jan 19, 2017 11:30 am

Call­ing all Gov­er­nors Island food lovers! Island Oys­ter, a new food and bev­er­age con­ces­sion fea­tur­ing sus­tain­ably-sourced seafood in a beer gar­den like atmos­phere, will open dur­ing the 2017 sea­son, pro­vid­ing vis­i­tors to the Island with new, expand­ed din­ing options in a dis­tinct set­ting with unpar­al­leled views of the Low­er Man­hat­tan sky­line and New York Harbor.

The pic­nic-style ​“Oys­ter Gar­den” set in a park-like land­scape will be locat­ed near Sois­sons Land­ing. Con­ceived by the team behind Grand Banks, a well-loved Oys­ter Bar locat­ed at Hud­son Riv­er Park’s Pier 25, Island Oys­ter will offer fresh, sus­tain­ably pro­duced seafood com­ple­ment­ed by local sum­mer fare, craft beer, wine, and a fes­tive cock­tail pro­gram. In part­ner­ship with the Bil­lion Oys­ter Project and Earth Mat­ter, Island Oys­ter will show­case oys­ter shell col­lec­tion and recy­cling, fur­ther­ing Gov­er­nors Island as a focal point towards a sus­tain­able future.

“Island Oys­ter will tru­ly com­ple­ment the spir­it of Gov­er­nors Island by expand­ing din­ing options for vis­i­tors and pro­mot­ing the health and sus­tain­abil­i­ty of New York Har­bor”, said Michael Samuelian, Pres­i­dent and CEO of the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island. ​“What bet­ter place than Gov­er­nors Island to enjoy oys­ters along the waterfront.”

“We are tru­ly hon­ored that the Trust select­ed Island Oys­ter as a food and bev­er­age part­ner. As a pub­lic agency, the Trust’s vision for a cul­tur­al­ly engag­ing and sus­tain­able future is tru­ly com­mend­able”, said Miles Pin­cus of Island Oys­ter. ​“Abun­dant with wildlife, and rich in oys­ters, the shores of Gov­er­nors Island were once a prized hunt­ing and fish­ing ground of both the Lenape tribe and New York’s ear­ly set­tlers. We look for­ward to once again estab­lish­ing the island as a pil­grim­age-wor­thy food destination.”

Stay tuned for more updates and for the offi­cial open­ing date!