Governors Island 
Description
Located about 800m off of Manhattan this small island was an important military and then coast guard location up until it was sold back to the city in the early 2000 and started to be converted to a park. There are many historical buildings, though none were open at the time I visited (until 2021 the island was closed to the public in the Winter months, so it's possible that in future years more things will be open in the winter). There are several park areas around the Western side of the island, which takes about an hour to walk all the way round. There are three public bike hire stations dotted round the island, as well as a separate hire business hiring out regular bikes and 2, 4 and 6 people bikes
Charge
Island is free to explore but there is a charge for the ferry to the island (journey back is free). Ferries before midday on Saturday and Sunday are also free)
Getting There
Ferry to Governors Island leaves from near the Staten Island Ferry by the Whitehall Street Subway stationLatitude: 40.689493; Longitude: -74.018977
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