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Due to a planned New York Harbor closure and planned street closures in Lower Manhattan, Governors Island will close at 3PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. More info.

Due to a planned New York Harbor closure and planned street closures in Lower Manhattan, Governors Island will close at 3PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. More info.

Get into the swing of fall with a par­ty at Water Taxi Beach

Next Thurs­day, Octo­ber 8, the Gov­er­nors Island Alliance and the Urban Assem­bly New York Har­bor School are cel­e­brat­ing the end of Gov­er­nors Island’s rea­cord break­ing sea­son with a beach par­ty at Water Taxi Beach. The par­ty is in recog­ni­tion of the part­ners and groups that work with Gov­er­nors Island and have made this sea­son such an incred­i­ble one. The beach par­ty starts at 5:30 PM and for $25 you will be treat­ed to live music, food and drinks. Gov­er­nors Island is won­der­ful in the ear­ly fall — so don’t miss out on one of the last chances you will have to enjoy it in the evening. Come out and cel­e­brate the suc­cess of the 2009 sea­son! If you wish to attend the beach par­ty, you can RSVP by con­tact­ing the Gov­er­nors Island Alliance. [cap­tion id=“attachment_2198” align=“alignleft” width=“468” caption=“Here some vis­i­tors enjoy Water Taxi Beach. Come out next Thurs­day and you can stand on the sand, watch the sun­set, have a drink and cel­e­brate the end of the 2009 sea­son. ”]Here some visitors enjoy Water Taxi Beach. Come out next Thursday and you can stand on the sand, watch the sunset, have a drink and celebrate the end of the 2009 season. [/​caption]