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Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

We Want Your Food

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island (“the Trust”) is pleased to announce that it will be solic­it­ing pro­pos­als for tem­po­rary food on Gov­er­nors Island for the 2012 pub­lic sea­son. Each day dur­ing the pub­lic sea­son, thou­sands of New York­ers board fer­ries to the Island and stay for sev­er­al hours, enjoy­ing all kinds of recre­ation­al and cul­tur­al activ­i­ties (or just enjoy­ing inac­tiv­i­ty in some cas­es). As with all places that New York­ers gath­er, food is a big part of the day. Some vis­i­tors bring a pic­nic, but most vis­i­tors look for some­thing to eat when they get here. As with every­thing on the Island, tastes are as diverse as New York­ers them­selves. The focus of activ­i­ty on the Island is always about things that are fun, inter­est­ing, friend­ly, and adven­tur­ous, and the food should reflect this same focus. The Trust’s high­est pri­or­i­ty in this RFP is to award food vend­ing per­mits to ven­dors who pro­vide high-qual­i­ty food that reflects the diver­si­ty of New York, and of Gov­er­nors Island’s vis­i­tors and their appetites. The RFP is avail­able for down­load at http://​www​.gov​is​land​.com/​d​o​w​n​l​o​a​d​s​/​p​d​f​/​r​f​p​_​f​o​r​_​t​e​m​p​o​r​a​r​y​_​f​o​o​d.pdf, and respons­es are due on Novem­ber 14, 2011. If you are a ven­dor, we look for­ward to your inter­est. If you have a favorite ven­dor, restau­rant, or food des­ti­na­tion, please print out or for­ward a copy of the RFP and encour­age them to sub­mit a response. Any ques­tions about the RFP can be emailed to goodfood@​govisland.​nyc.​gov.