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Please be advised: Slide Hill is temporarily closed for planned maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Easiest Way To Get Away

Governors Island is a 172 acre island in the heart of New York Harbor. It’s only 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, and even closer to Brooklyn. It is a world unto itself, unique and full of promise.

Saturday, May 17: Governors Island Arts Season Launch Party

Be the first to expe­ri­ence a bold mix of pub­lic art and ground­break­ing out­door per­for­mances that con­tin­ues Gov­er­nors Island’s 20-year lega­cy of bring­ing artists, New York­ers, and vis­i­tors from around the world togeth­er for trans­for­ma­tive cul­tur­al expe­ri­ences. Learn more.