You get just once chance to preview the new Governors Island park site
. . . and it’s this weekend
What a weekend it’s shaping up to be. Events include not only the Atlantic Antic and the DUMBO Art Festival in Brooklyn, but also an opportunity to preview the new $250 million park construction site at Governors Island.
Visitors will be allowed to walk where they like or take a guided tour to see the transformation of acres of landfill into beautiful parkland. Staff will be on hand to answer visitor questions. While the construction of Phase 1 should be completed this fall, this weekend’s preview is the only one scheduled.
Phase 1 creates 30 new acres of park (and updates 37 existing acres) at the heart of the Island. Eventually the park will encompass 87 acres of parkland and public space.