Governors Island

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historic district island public park

Governors Island is a small historic island in New York Harbor known for its former military installations, public park spaces, and panoramic views of Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.

Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district →
island →
public park →
accessibleBy ferry →
accessibleFrom Brooklyn →
Lower Manhattan →
administeredBy National Park Service →
Trust for Governors Island →
area approximately 172 acres →
country United States →
designatedAs National Historic Landmark District →
National Monument →
New York City Historic District →
formerUse U.S. Army base →
U.S. Coast Guard base →
military installation →
hasEvent Figment arts festival →
Governors Ball Music Festival →
Jazz Age Lawn Party →
hasPart Castle Williams →
Colonels Row →
Discovery Hill →
Fort Jay →
Governors Island National Monument →
Hammock Grove →
Nolan Park →
Outlook Hill →
Picnic Point →
Slide Hill →
The Hills →
hasUse arts programming →
cultural events →
education →
public recreation →
tourism →
knownFor car-free park spaces →
historic fortifications →
panoramic views of Lower Manhattan →
views of the Statue of Liberty →
locatedIn New York City →
New York Harbor →
New York State →
Upper New York Bay →
nearby Ellis Island →
Lower Manhattan →
Statue of Liberty →
openedToPublic 2003 →
ownedBy City of New York →
State of New York →
partOf borough of Manhattan →
Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Upper New York Bay →
contains
Winfield Scott Hancock ("Governors Island, New York") →
deathPlace
New York City waterway islands →
hasMember
Governors Island ("Governors Island National Monument") →
hasPart
Battery Park →
hasViewOf
Manhattan skyline →
hasViewpoint
Bedloe's Island →
near
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