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NEW YORK CITY Walking Tour [4K] GOVERNORS ISLAND

Written By Julien In NYC on Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 08:00 AM

 
Follow me on my new walking tour - GOVERNORS ISLAND ... And a lot of wind !!! 00:00 Battery Park 06:35 Whitehall Terminal 10:06 Governors Island Ferry - From Manhattan to Governors Island 17:38 Governors Island 36:49 Governors Island Outlook Hill 45:02 Governors Island Collective Retreats 49:17 Governors Island Ferry - From Governors Island to Manhattan GOVERNORS ISLAND is a 172-acre (70 ha) island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located approximately 800 yards (732 m) south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the 400-yard-wide (370 m) Buttermilk Channel. The National Park Service administers a small portion of the north end of the island as the Governors Island National Monument, including two former military fortifications named Fort Jay and Castle Williams. The Trust for Governors Island operates the remaining 150 acres (61 ha), including 52 historic buildings, as a public park. About 103 acres (42 ha) of the land area is fill, added in the early 1900s to the south of the original island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governors_Island Follow me on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/julien_in_nyc/ All material in this video is original and personally recorded by Julien In NYC. All rights reserved. Contact : [email protected]