Governors Island
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Summer 2026: 7 AM–10 PM Sun–Thu, to 11 PM Fri–Sat (through Labor Day)
New York Harbor · Manhattan
- What's there
- 172 car-free acres in New York Harbor: Hammock Grove, the Hills, and a June lavender field, reached by ferry from Lower Manhattan.
- Season
- Hours contract after Labor Day; South Island closes at dusk in the off-season; Brooklyn ferry runs weekends through Nov 1
- What it costs
- Ferry $5 round trip Free window: Ferry free Sat–Sun before 11 AM; free ≤12, 65+, IDNYC, NYCHA, military
- Before you go
- Reserve ferry online
- Where
- Ferry from Battery Maritime Building, 10 South St
- Their own page
- https://www.govisland.com/
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