View of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges from Governors Island, Manhattan and Brooklyn, 2012

Governors Island is a 172-acre (70 ha) island in Upper New York Bay, approximately 800 yards (732 m) from the southern tip ofManhattan Island and separated from Brooklyn by Buttermilk Channel, approximately 400 yards (366 m). It is legally part of theborough of Manhattan in New York City.