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Governors Island Will Be Open Year Round

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welcome escape from New York City’s typical hustle and bustle will now be open all year — and just a short ferry ride away.

The 172-acre island in New York Harbor opened wide to the public in 2006 after decades as a military installation.

Governors Island starting Nov. 1 will be open from 7 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.

NYC Ferry service will be offered on the South Brooklyn Route during weekdays and non-summer weekends, in addition to the existing Pier 11/Wall Street summer shuttle.

(source: patch.com, picture: patch.com)

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Renters are ‘frantic’ to return to NYC

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Imagine wanting to ease back into your New York City life after being away for a year. You scan apartment listings and see your old place is available. Sounds like a great coincidence, right?

That’s what happened to many people, like Ranee Soundara, who let her apartment lease lapse during the pandemic, and was hoping to return to the city in October. There was only one problem: The place is “now almost 25 percent more than what I paid last ...

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