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First News of 2015 About Governors Island: new pavillions
I was happy to read about the new pavillions coming to the island for the 2015 season. The massive, eco-friendly canopies are the winners of FIGMENT art festival’s annual City of Dreams Pavilion Design Competition. The massive, eco-friendly canopies are the winners of FIGMENT art festival’s annual City of Dreams Pavilion Design Competition, the organization announced Tuesday. According to DNAinfo: It’s the first time the competition, in its fifth year, has picked two winners: a structure called the Billion Oyster Pavilion, constructed by New York designers from BanG Studio, and Organic Growth, a pavilion designed by Izaskun Chinchilla Architects from Madrid and London. It makes me want to get back onto the…
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NYC Volkswagen Traffic Jam Spectacular
The annual NYC Volkswagen Traffic Jam was held August 24 and was a huge success. There is something special about seeing these unique cars–and so many of them–lined up on Governors Island. The owners are so enthusiastic and love showing off their detailed and lovingly-restored vehicles. It’s a free exhibit and open to the public. The NYC Volkswagen Traffic Jam is a spectator-judged vintage Volkswagen car show and picnic with a vibrant line-up of nearly 100 Beetles, buses, dune buggies, Things, and other original VW’s circa 1950s – 1970s. This car show is a one-of-a-kind event for both the casual spectator and classic VW enthusiast. If you own an air-cooled VW and…
