5 Boro PicNYC
Governors Island in the summertime is a great treasure of New York City. It is situated right between Manhattan and Brooklyn and accessible by free ferries from those two boroughs. Only open to the public in the summer, it offers bike rentals (free on Friday afternoons!) for its visitors to zip around the waterfront. It is an oasis of greenery, cute colonial buildings, and art installations. Also during the summer, Governors Island is the host of many food-related events so obviously we made sure we were on the first boat over there. This weekend was the 5 Boro PicNYC (haha so clever!) on Governors Island. The event is held in a wide open grassy lawn. Different food vendors from around the city have tented booths and distribute free food. Because it is a pic-NYC, people plopped down on picnyc benches and picnyc blankets to enjoy their little plates of food and beer while enjoying the sun and listening to live music. Alex and I had a ton of ...