and another structure of historic interest which will be permitted to remain is Fort Jay, which crowns the summit of the island. From the center of the fort there will rise as a crowning ...

The fort did not last long under American control ... The first fortifications were built on Governors Island by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In 1794, Congress authorized ...

At Governors Island National Monument, biologists are discovering how birds navigate through New York City’s skyscrapers. He gestures around the grounds, pointing out Castle Williams and Fort Jay, ...