Explore Governor’s Island

After strolling across Brooklyn Bridge, bestride a ferry to Governor’s Island from Pier six at all-time low finish of Brooklyn Bridge Park. though the traditionally free ferry starts charging $2pp from might this year, there area unit many free activities to undertake on the island, and thirty new acres of park hospitable the general public this could. erstwhile a military base and residential to the U.S. Coast Guard, the island has been redeveloped as a sprawling public house – a “vibrant summer seasonal venue of art, culture and performance.” The island’s roll of events appears to grow every summer, however a couple of (free!) must-dos include: visiting the annual idea Empire State sculpture project (this year’s, a tent made of discarded plastic cups, are going to be prevailed 7-8 June); finding out the most recent exhibit at the Building a hundred and ten Arts Center; going in a spherical of mini-golf; free bike-hire mornings; history hikes of the island’s historic district; or simply packing a picnic and taking a leisurely lunch within the park with lower-Manhattan as your backcloth. you’ll additionally take the ferry from the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan, not far away to the borough ferry terminal.