Governors Island News

Governors Island caretaker Tristian Mariner drives Reed to a field on the south side of the island.

Summer & THE CITY

A Wild Goose Chase: Running With the Working Dogs of Governors Island

Aug. 28, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Aug. 28, 2024, 3:07 p.m.

Reed and Aspen work hard to keep the fields and lawns of the island clear of hazardous goose poop.

Yazmeen Abdel works to construct a floating garden on Governors Island as part of the RETI Center's project to bring marshland back to New York City.

Environment

Seaweed Farming and Wetlands in a Box: How Governors Island Has Become a Climate Lab

July 12, 2024, 4:59 a.m.July 11, 2024, 9:14 p.m.

Entrepreneurs are testing ideas and products that aim to advance solutions to the climate crisis, which you can see in action this weekend.

The Big Reuse compost site under the Queensboro Bridge in in Long Island City.

Environment

Parks Department Throws Out Long Island City Compost Center

March 15, 2024, 4:59 a.m.March 14, 2024, 8:24 p.m.

Big Reuse has been asked to leave its spot under the Queensboro Bridge, while other organic waste facilities also face uncertain futures.

Governors Island

Stony Brook University to Spearhead Governors Island Climate Center

April 24, 2023, 9:00 a.m.April 24, 2023, 8:43 a.m.

The SUNY school on Long Island will lead a partnership of academic institutions, nonprofits and community groups to come up with climate solutions.

Environment

Four Finalists Chosen for Climate-Change Hub on Governors Island

Dec. 22, 2021, 10:39 a.m.Dec. 22, 2021, 10:43 a.m.

Local universities CUNY, the New School and Stony Brook are among four academic-led teams that have been selected to get a chance to turn 33 acres of the harbor island into a center to tackle environmental challenges ahead.

Climate Change

Governors Island Climate Research Hub Hopefuls Include Ex-Bloomberg Deputy Mayor

Oct. 27, 2021, 7:42 p.m.Oct. 27, 2021, 9:43 p.m.

Dan Doctoroff, the former development czar responsible for Hudson Yards and other megaprojects, is among 37 individuals and groups who delivered 12 different proposals for ideas to anchor a New York Harbor climate center.

Environment

What’s the Big Idea for Governors Island? A Climate Research Hub and New Development

Nov. 12, 2020, 8:52 p.m.Nov. 13, 2020, 12:07 p.m.

Leaders on the island have floated grand plans for the harbor retreat, including a center for climate change education. Finding a partner to build and operate the resiliency hub, however, remains a hurdle.

Governors Island

A Wild Goose Chase: Running With the Working Dogs of Governors Island

Seaweed Farming and Wetlands in a Box: How Governors Island Has Become a Climate Lab

Parks Department Throws Out Long Island City Compost Center

Stony Brook University to Spearhead Governors Island Climate Center

Four Finalists Chosen for Climate-Change Hub on Governors Island

Governors Island Climate Research Hub Hopefuls Include Ex-Bloomberg Deputy Mayor

What’s the Big Idea for Governors Island? A Climate Research Hub and New Development

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