Rabu, 10 Januari 2018

Relics of an Illusory Past

Governors Island was until recently one of the best kept secrets of New York City: a quiet sanctuary a mere 800 yards from lower Manhattan that was largely deserted after the Coast Guard closed a post there in 1996. But this past summer, the island became a weekend mecca for pedestrians, cyclists and art lovers. …

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