While there’s no shortage of fun things to do in NYC with kids, true New Yorkers know the hidden gems, and Governors Island ...

When is Governors Island open? Year-round ... Zoom down the 75-foot-long slide at Slide Hill; view artist Rachel Whiteread’s permanent installation Cabin at Discovery Hill; or chill at Hammock ...

where the whole family can have fun on several slides, including one for thrill-seekers that’s three stories high. Enjoy a meal at the Collective Governors Island resort, where guests can choose ...

Things are sliding (literally) into place at the new Governors Island Park. Construction workers are working on erecting a 38-foot-tall hill that will eventually be covered with slides.

Ready to swap skyscrapers for a sky view? Then you have to hop on a ferry to Governors Island — an NYC getaway hiding in ...

West 8 was commissioned to create a whole new topography for Governors Island. I ask Geuze, "Why hills?" His response is to deny that the four landforms known as Grassy, Slide, Discovery ...

As if there wasn’t enough reason to visit the Big Apple, Governors Island is becoming more popular among millennial travelers. A 172-acre island just a short ferry ride away from Manhattan ...

Today, Governors Island (which is technically part of Manhattan ... sprawling meadows and gardens; slides measuring three storeys tall; autumn pumpkin patches; a winter ice-skating rink; and ...

The idea for building a climate hub on Governors Island had been circulating for ... vegan food trucks and the city’s longest slide. Not everyone was in favor of the project.

Seasonal ferry service from Brooklyn to Governors Island will continue running until October after it received $250,000 in state funding, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and the Trust for Governors Island ...

GOVERNORS ISLAND, Manhattan (WABC) -- Governors Island is getting into the Easter spirit with some egg-squisite fun. Their first-ever egg hunt is said to be the largest in all of New York City ...