When anyone asks where my favorite place in NYC is, the answer is obvious: Governors Island. The 172-acre island ... it's held since 1995 when the Coast Guard left—and has become a destination ...

Governors Island was a military facility until 1996, when the U.S. Coast Guard finally closed its operations there. The federal government declared 22 acres of the island a National Monument ...

formerly home to Commanding Officer’s quarters during Governors Island’s history as a U.S. Army and Coast Guard Base, and today home to a growing hub of arts and cultural tenants. Successful ...

Presented by Governors Island Arts and the Natural Resources ... the island became an outpost for the army and then the coast guard. The magazine under Fort Jay was used to store ammunition ...