Names and Places
2 places to find more information about Governors Island and events
What are the website and the Welcome Center/Governors Island Insider Handbook Binders
The two National Park Service Monuments on Governors Island
What are Fort Jay and Castle Williams?
Two food vendors located in Liggett Terrace
What is Little Eva's and Tokyo Drumstick?
Will also accept: Any food vendors located in Liggett Terrace, but NOT Taco Vista, Six Coasts, Makina, Pizza Yard, or Sea Biscuit.
How frequently does the Ferry leave from Soissons Landing on the weekend?
Every 15 Minutes
Bonus: Until 6PM
Where is the stock room with our merchandise inventory?
Office Building 108 downstairs.
Direct a visitor from Yankee Pier to grills 1-6 using the map
What is hug the water to (the visitor's) right for about 5-6 minutes.
Will also accept "hug the water past the lavender field"
Where is the Admiral's House?
Bonus: What historic meeting was held there in 1988?
At the top of Nolan Park across the lawn from fort jay
A summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and George HW Bush
An arts/nonprofit organization in residence located in Nolan Park or Colonels Row
What is American Indian Community House, Billion Oyster Project, Escaping Time: Art from US Prisons, Filmshop, Forest for the Trees Collective, Harvestworks, West Harlem Art Fund, New York Latin American Art Triennial, Swale, Taiwanese American Arts Council,
Ankhlave Arts Alliance, ArtCrawl Harlem, BronxArtSpace, Bronx Council on the Arts, carBEING House, Climate Imaginarium, DuYe Moves, KODA, Residency Unlimited
4 closing procedures: Soissons
1. Bring in chairs, bookshelf, and merch rack
2. Lock windows/Put down blinds
3. Turn off AC/Lights
4. Lock doors
5. Sweeping
6. Folding
7. Cleaning
Four staff members of the Trust other than Drew and Eve
Who are Sarah, Faith Nicole, Imani, Malcolm, Richie
An invasive plant that our gardeners pull
What is mugwort, bindweed, catchweed, vetch, phragmites, dogbane
The material used to expand Governors Island (to create the cone part)
Bonus: The year the expansion was finished
What is landfill from the 4,5,6 subway line?
Bonus: What is 1912?
The organization who takes care of the lavender field and the composting program
What is Earth Matter?
Where does NYC ferry GI shuttle go between on the weekend?
Yankee Pier and Wall Street
What is the undeveloped land by Yankee Pier going to become?
A climate campus overseen by the New York Climate Exchange
Three kid/family-friendly locations on Governors Island
What is The Yard (Playground NYC), Slide Hill, and the Play Area?
Also accepted: Liggett Terrace fountain(noodle) Hammock Grove (sheep), and the Urban Farm, Discovery Hill, Outlook Hill
What the Lenape people called Governors Island
Bonus: How the Dutch acquired Governors Island
What is Paggank?
Bonus: What is Nutten Island and a deceptive "trade" of two ax heads, a string of beads, and a handful of nails?
General operation hours of the Organizations in Residence
What is Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm?
What are 3 tours we offer leaving from Soissons Landing?
Highlights/History Tour, Arts Tour, Tree Tour, Climate Tour
Also Accept: Bird Walk
Where can I get a National Park Service Cancelation stamp and who can I talk to about that?
The art piece by Sam Van Aken (What is it called?)
Bonus: What is special about this piece.
What is the Open Orchard?
What is using a process called grafting to grow multiple kinds of fruit on the same tree and/or limb?
The time span in which the Coast Guard occupied Governors Island
What is 1966-1996?
Name Two current GI Arts Public Art Pieces (outdoor sculpture or installation)
Bonus: Name an upcoming installation
Cabin, Yankee Hanger, Open Orchard, Church, Field Station of the Melancholy Marine Biologist, Bird MMXXIII, Brick House
Bonus: The Oyster
4 items available for free rentals at the Activity Center?
What are Football, Soccer, Frisbee, Toss N' Catch, Cornhole, Softball/Baseball, Kickball, Binoculars, Scavenger Hunts
Three past or upcoming events taking place on the Island
What is SailGP, The Poetry Festival, The Jazz Age Lawn Party, World Cup Watch Party, Jazz by the Water, Fad Market, Great Nosh, NYC Runs 10K, Gridlock, Pumpkin Point