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Thanks to these 6 women who built the park!

Jul 19, 2018 11:01 am

Now enjoyed by hun­dreds of thou­sands who have wan­dered, climbed, biked, dis­cov­ered and even slid down these new land­scapes, Gov­er­nors Island’s 10 acres of new park were designed to thrive for cen­turies. The Hills give vis­i­tors a new rela­tion­ship with the sea and sky while offer­ing breath­tak­ing views of the Stat­ue of Lib­er­ty and New York Har­bor. The trans­for­ma­tion of Gov­er­nors Island would not have been pos­si­ble with­out the com­bined efforts of six pio­neer­ing leaders. 

Thanks to Pat­ti Har­ris (For­mer First Deputy May­or), Ron­ay Men­schel (Past Board Chair of the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island), Leslie Koch (Past Trust Pres­i­dent), Wendy Schmidt (Past Trust Board Mem­ber), Ellen Cavanagh (Past Trust Vice Pres­i­dent for Plan­ning Design and Con­struc­tion) and Bet­ty Chen (Past Trust Vice Pres­i­dent for Plan­ning and Design) for build­ing this park!