! Alert

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.

This week in history

#TBT to when he Man­hat­tan sky­line looked a bit dif­fer­ent! This week in his­to­ry, May­or LaGuardia and guest, Cuban gen­er­al Ful­gen­cio Batista were received on Gov­er­nors Island on Novem­ber 15, 1938, by the troops lined up at attention. 

Cred­it: MyRecord​Jour​nal​.com, AP Photo