Governors Island National Monument - Directions (U.S. National Park Service)

Governors Island National Monument Closed for the Season on October 11

The island will re-open for the season at the end of May, 2010. We look forward to seeing you then.

National Park Ranger led programs, special events, self-guided activities, lectures and the ferry schedule will be posted in the middle of May, 2010.

For more information please call 212.825.3045 Monday - Friday.

The directions below are provided to help you plan your visit when we re-open at the end of May, 2010.

Governors Island is a 10-minute ferry ride from Lower Manhattan.

The Governors Island Ferry is located in the Battery Maritime Building, Slip # 7. The Battery Maritime Building is a large green building and is located to the left of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. During the season (May 30 - October 11), the building is adorned with blue Governors Island flags.

Getting to Governors Island:
Taking public transportation is the best way to get to the ferry to Governors Island. Please click on the links above for more information. If you need to drive your vehicle to Lower Manhattan, directions and links to off-island parking garages are provided below.

Driving to Lower Manhattan:
Cars are not permitted on Governors Island. If you would like to drive to Lower Manhattan in the vicinity of the Battery Maritime Building, you will need to park your car in either a parking garage or on the street.

Please Note:
In lower Manhattan, on-street parking is extremely difficult to find. Parking is metered at one-hour intervals. Parking regulations are vigorously enforced and parking tickets are very costly.

Commercial parking lots and parking garages are available-mostly along South Street, near the South Street Seaport. More distant parking is available off the West Side Highway and at Battery Park City.
Click here to search for locations of parking garages in New York City.

Driving Directions from Lower Manhattan:

From the East Side of Manhattan: FDR south to Exit 1, the Battery Park/Staten Island ferry exit.
From the West Side of Manhattan: Take the West Side Highway/West Street to the FDR and exit at South Street as you emerge from the Battery Park Tunnel. From Midtown, take Broadway to its end in Lower Manhattan.