Water Taxi Beach on Governor's Island
- Governor's Island
- 1 Carder Rd.
- New York, NY 10004
The third sibling in the Water Taxi family, WTB Governors Island is, like its sisters, serving booze and mostly-under-$10 seaside grub—hot dogs, burgers, sausages, RC Cola pork spareribs, watermelon—as well as providing many, many square feet of sandy "beach" area for patrons to play and sunbathe and generally make that ferry ride worth the 20 minutes and zero dollars (it's free, and it leaves every hour on the hour from Manhattan, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). They've also got a rad live-performance lineup scheduled for the rest of the summer—Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Hip Hop Karaoke—so rally your friends in advance for a weekend jaunt.
Loungier beachgoers can expect sand, sun, booze and food from the outdoor cafe and grill—and anyone looking to break a sweat can bring equipment for the volleyball and basketball courts. As always, there's no swimming, but there's plenty of awesome views of the water, as well as a killer Manhattan skyline.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Near the Soissons Dock and the Exhibitions Room
- Public Transportation:
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Manhattan ferry or Water Taxi shuttle, accessible from:
1 to South Ferry Station
4, 5 (weekdays) to Bowling Green
W (weekdays only), R (weekdays and weekends) to Whitehall St. StationBy Bus:
M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15From Brooklyn (Free ferries to Governors Island depart from the Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn on days when there is scheduled programming on Governors Island):
A,C to High Street
2, 3 to Clark Street
F to York StreetBy Bus B 25, B 69
The Basics
- Hours:
-
Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Cuisine:
- American
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Bar Style:
- Beer Garden and DJ
- Recreation and Sports Activities:
- Basketball and Volleyball
- Recreation Facilities:
- Beach
Features
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
