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New York Harbor will be experiencing planned closures on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Because of this, Governors Island ferry service may be impacted between 12:30-1:30pm and 6:30-7:30pm on February 7. Times are subject to change; click here or follow us on Twitter for updates.

New York Harbor will be experiencing planned closures on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Because of this, Governors Island ferry service may be impacted between 12:30-1:30pm and 6:30-7:30pm on February 7. Times are subject to change; click here or follow us on Twitter for updates.

Give a tribute that gives back.

Hon­or the spe­cial peo­ple, events, or mile­stones in your life with the gift of Gov­er­nors Island. Adopt­ing a bench, tree, ham­mock, or Adiron­dack chair is a mean­ing­ful trib­ute that leaves a long last­ing impact on Gov­er­nors Island’s 172 acres of lush green space.

To adopt a piece of Gov­er­nors Island, please email development@​friendsgi.​org.

Benches

$10,000

Hammocks

$7,500

Adirondack Chairs

$2,500

Adopting a Tree

Tree sponsorships are available for a donation of $5,000. If you adopt a tree, your name will be added to a tree sponsor plaque in the growing urban forest in Hammock Grove. Note that specific trees on the Island cannot be selected.


Our Adiron­dack chairs are spread through­out the Island so vis­i­tors can sit back and take a moment to relax any time dur­ing their vis­it, and they are fre­quent­ly moved around by vis­i­tors and Island staff. Bench­es and ham­mocks are more sta­tion­ary options. If you wish to fundraise for your adop­tion, we can set up a per­son­al fundrais­ing page that you can dis­trib­ute to your network. 

For more details on adopt­ing a piece of Gov­er­nors Island, email development@​friendsgi.​org.

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