Mayor Bloomberg wants city to take over Governor's Island
Warning that Governors Island may be forced to shut down for lack of money, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has proposed that the city take control of the former military base so that the state can focus on other projects.
The city and the state have jointly run the 172-acre island in the middle of New York Harbor since 2003, seeking to develop it as a unique recreational, historic and artistic destination 800 yards south of Lower Manhattan. But Gov. David A. Paterson did not put any money for the coming fiscal year into the island’s operating budget, which is rapidly running out of cash.
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The city and the state have jointly run the 172-acre island in the middle of New York Harbor since 2003, seeking to develop it as a unique recreational, historic and artistic destination 800 yards south of Lower Manhattan. But Gov. David A. Paterson did not put any money for the coming fiscal year into the island’s operating budget, which is rapidly running out of cash.