GI: The Jewel of New York Harbor Tonight
Tonight at the Center for Architecture, Ann Buttenwieser will discuss her new book, “Governors Island: The Jewel of New York Harbor.” Governors Island from 1900 to 1940 was the scene of military and...
View ArticleWho’s Who on the Island: Honors for Their Service
Liggett Hall: Hunter Liggett (1857-1935) Lieutenant general in the U.S. Army. With over forty years of service, his military career started in the American Indian campaigns of the late 19th Century and...
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The NPS’s History Hat Trick
Cannon fire during Civil War Weekend The National Park Service has put Island history on display this summer with three undertakings – Army Heritage in June, a Civil War weekend in August, and ongoing...
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Harbor School is “Very Best”
It’s a first! And the winner is, of course, the Harbor School. The New York Landmarks Conservancy is giving the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School one of the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards it...
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Lost History Link
The Island lost a link to history when Charlie Kahlman died in October. A certified historian, he was an N.P.S. Ranger who had been guiding visitors through the National Monument since 2007, and...
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GIA Gala: A Birthday Party for Castle Williams
Join the Governors Island Alliance on June 12th 2012 for our annual gala on Governors Island. This year we will celebrate 200 years of Castle Williams by honoring Colonel John Boulé, the New York...
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Castle Williams is Armed and Ready
Castle Williams circa 1896 Castle Williams is back. Empty since the Coast Guard left the Island in 1997, this 200-year-old harbor guardian has been rehabbed by the National Park Service at a cost of...
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Award for Castle Williams
Historic Harbor Guardian honored for Exhibit Design! Notwithstanding the 3-1/2 feet of water that Sandy visited on Castle Williams last fall, the fort’s exhibits won first place among 2012 media awards...
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Now You See It…
No free event on the Island this summer can top the spectacular at 7:36 a.m. on the 9th of June. A burst of loud pop-pop-pop explosions reduced the Island’s tallest building to rubble in less than 25...
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Battery Maritime Building Is Getting A New Top
Source: Forgotten-NY.com There’s something happening on the roof of the Battery Maritime Building that looks like a bad hair day. It will eventually be a 70-room boutique hotel, new space for live...
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