Governors Island Has Extended Public Hours For Visitors To Enjoy The Sunset

New York City's Governors Island has officially extended its summer evening hours for visitors to watch the sunset!

Sois­sons Land­ing on Governors Island, one of the best spots in the city to watch the sun­set, will remain open late every night of the week through Octo­ber 31. Sois­sons Land­ing will be open until 10:00PM Sun­day through Thurs­day, and until 11:00PM Fri­days and Sat­ur­days. Food and drink are available on the island.

According to the official website, evening fer­ries to Gov­er­nors Island run from the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing in Low­er Man­hat­tan, with the last pub­lic fer­ry over to the Island depart­ing at 8:15PM Sun­day through Thurs­day and 9:15PM. Fri­day and Sat­ur­day. The last fer­ry off of the Island departs at 10:00PM. Sun­day through Thurs­day and 11:00PM. Fri­day and Sat­ur­day. While Sois­sons Land­ing will be open until 10:00PM, all oth­er areas on Gov­er­nors Island will close at reg­u­lar­ly post­ed pub­lic hours — 10:00PM on Fri­days and Sat­ur­days through Sep­tem­ber 3, and 6:00PM Sun­day through Thursday. 

Check out the Soissons Landings amenities below:

Taco Vista: Clas­sic Mex­i­can menu includ­ing tacos, bur­ri­tos, que­sadil­las, craft beer, and mar­gar­i­tas with a casu­al din­ing area and water­front views. Open Wednes­day through Sun­day from 11:00AM-10:00PM.

Island Oys­ter: A unique out­door des­ti­na­tion for easy­go­ing sum­mer seafood, trop­i­cal cock­tails, and panoram­ic views. Open Wednes­day through Sun­day from 12:00PM to 10:00PM.

Gitano Island: A brand-new restau­rant and beach club from Grupo Gitano fea­tur­ing an exten­sive cock­tail menu, mod­ern Mex­i­can cuisine, dance floors, and reg­u­lar live events. Open Sun­day through Thurs­day from 12 to 10PM and Fri­day and Sat­ur­day from 12:00PM to 11:00PM.

QC NY Spa: Guests can unwind with more than 20 well­ness expe­ri­ences includ­ing mas­sages, saunas, steam rooms, water ther­a­pies, and more, along with two infin­i­ty spa pools over­look­ing the Low­er Man­hat­tan sky­line. Open Sun­day through Thurs­day from 10:00AM to 10:00PM and Fri­day and Sat­ur­day from 10:00AM to 11:00PM

Reserve fer­ry tick­ets at www​.gov​is​land​.org/​ferry in advance of your trip. Face cov­er­ings con­tin­ue to be required on Trust-oper­at­ed fer­ries.