In 1925 the German American League acquired the land, named it Hindenburg Park, and maintained it as a private gathering for local German Americans, who held dances, picnics and other events there.
Sept. 13: Governors Island marked the end of summer with a 1920s tea dance and picnic organized by Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra.
A Great Gatsby afternoon dance and picnic on June 9 opened the series of free summer weekends on the 150 acres of the historic section of Governors Island, a six-minute ferry ride from the southern tip of Manhattan.
It is a place for social and political events with children's playgrounds, restrooms, a dance pavilion, picnic areas, multi-purpose courts, open play lawns, a raised plaza, community gardens, sculptures, a fountain, and two small parking areas.
Brooke Astor would have loved the recent tea-dance-themed picnic on Governors Island, a free five-minute ferry ride from the tip of Manhattan.
There will be boat restoration clinics, boat sales, dinner dances and picnics.
Ms. Chu and Mr. Blangiardo met on June 9 at a dance and jazz picnic on Governors Island.
For partygoers who tired of iconic architecture, immersive dance, and indulgent picnic foods, there was also a feast of visual art on display.
AMANDA GORDON and ROBERT WILSON.; Aug. 5: The historic district on Governors Island held an afternoon picnic swing dance featuring Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Dance Orchestra on the lawn in front of the former officers' homes.
The attractions were dance halls and hotels, picnic grounds and a bathing pier, restaurants, a salt water pool, and places with names like Dietrich's, Gilligan's Pavilion and Killian's Grove, Higg's Camp Grounds and Kane's Casino.
