• 16th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jay, New York City, 1938.

    Governors Island

    National Monument New York

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  • Governors Island closed July 4th

    The island will be closed on July 4th and no National Park Service tours or programs will take place that day. NPS weekday ranger tours and programs will still be offered on Wednesday, July 3rd and Friday July 5th.

  • Phone number change

    Hurricane Sandy destroyed the island's telephone connections to Manhattan. Our temporary information number for the park is now via cell phone at 646-241-2670. Other contact information can be found at www.nps.gov/gois/contacts. More »

Eight Hundred Yards - A World Away

Castle Williams and lower Manhattan viewed from Staten Island Ferry

Castle Williams and Governors Island NM are only eight hundred yards away from the largest city in America

Andrew Moore

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Blogs often focus on a particular subject, such as food, sports, or local news. Some blogs function as online diaries. A typical blog may combine text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.

The Blogs at Governors Island National Monument

We want to keep you connected with what is happening in the park. Our bloggers are staff members with an interest in communicating to you, what is happening in their field of expertise.

Please note that at this time, we are only able to post entries and cannot accept responses.

 

Ranger Greg's Blog

Ranger Adam's Blog

 
 

Did You Know?

Revolutionary War naval battle

The first, last, and only shots fired in anger from Governors Island were directed at British naval ships as they invaded New York Harbor in the summer of 1776.