New York Harbor

Governors Island B&W

Sherry Felix2 Comments

Some of the photographs I took during the #OPTC2019 trip to Governors Island worked best in black and white to show off the details I focussed on.

  • Upper New York BNay 6/4/2019
  • Governors Island 6/4/2019
  • Governors Island 6/4/2019
  • Governors Island 6/4/2019

Libety and Ellis

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The B&H cruise sailed out into the Upper New York Bay out to the Stature of Liberty.

The 82-foot schooner, Shearwater, was hand built in 1929 from native hardwoods. It is a New York City floating designated landmark.

  • Statue of Liberty 6/3/2019
  • Ellis Island 6/3/2019
  • The Shearwater 6/3/2019

Governors Island

Sherry Felix13 Comments

I haven’t been yet this year—I’ll go soon. I don’t want to miss the City of Water Day.

Governors Island is a 172-acre island south of the Battery in New York Harbor. It is accessible by ferry and open to the public during the summer. In the near future there will be more parkland on the island called The Hills https://govisland.com/hills. (see timeline).  For a PDF map: GI_visitor_map_download. And for more history see  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governors_Island.

Governors Island 6/22/2014
Governors Island 6/22/2014
Manhattan from Governors Island 6/22/2014

The Ferry to Governors Island departs from the Battery Maritime Building, a 140,000 sq. ft. Beaux-Arts landmark building, completed in 1909 when ferries were still a vital means of transportation in New York City. It has nearly 8,800 elements of cast iron, riveted rolled steel plates and angles, sheet copper ornamentations, ceramic tile and stucco paneled walls, and a copper panel mansard roof system.

Governors Island Ferry Terminal 6/22/2014
Governors Island Ferry Terminal 6/22/2014
Governors Island Ferry Terminal 6/22/2014
Governors Island Ferry Terminal 6/22/2014

Common terns have recently colonized several decommissioned piers on the Governors Island waterfront; in 2013, researchers from NYC Audubon and Cornell University counted 181 nests and banded 100 chicks. The Tern Festival will take place from 10 am until 4 pm as part of Waterfront Alliance’s City of Water Day On July 16, 2016 and will feature speakers, a bird tour of Governors Island, a botany and natural history tour, family activities, and a common tern viewing station on Yankee pier. The Tern chick in the picture is taking shelter from the sun in an old phone booth.

Common Tern chick (Sterna hirundo), Governors Island 7/14/2014
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Governors Island 7/14/2014