Governors Island
ferries depart from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street
Phone: ☎ +1 212 825-3045
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Governors Island, ferries depart from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, ☎ +1 212 825-3045, [21]. Open seasonally; W-Th guided tours take place at 10AM and 1PM, F ferries leave every hour 10AM-3PM, Sa-Su ferries leave every hour 10AM-5PM, from Brooklyn ferries leave every 20 minutes. Governors Island has a long military history, home to headquarters and military posts of the United States Army from 1794 until 1966, then a complex for the U.S. Coast Guard before becoming a historic district open to tours. Free.