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Governors Island

Governors Island

🛝NYC's longest slide — 57 feet
🚢Ferry from Brooklyn Bridge Park
🌱Explore the urban farm and teaching garden

Governors Island is a car-free oasis ten minutes from Manhattan where kids conquer a 57-foot slide and parents collapse in Hammock Grove. New this year: Six Coasts, a sprawling waterfront seafood spot from the Smorgasburg crew.

car-free island
adventure playground
urban farm
waterfront dining

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