
Governors Island also has stunning views of the NYC skyline. You can also stand on the exact spot where the car insurance commercials are filmed - the ones that feature the Statue of Liberty?
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What:

When:
This Saturday, September, 14, 2019 We're taking the 11 AM Ferry. Not a morning person? Hey, come anyway - whenever. Bring the contact phone number so you can find us.
Where:
Governors Island - Only reachable by Ferry (don't forget to sketch the ferry ride). The Governors Island ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan. Visitors disembark at Soissons Landing
How:
Passengers ride free on Saturdays and Sundays before noon. After that ferry tickets are $3 per with discounts for Seniors and Students.
Possible subways include:
- 1 at South Ferry from westside of Manhattan. You can take the 2 or 3 express train to Chambers Street. Please be in the first 5 cars. Any cars behind the conductor can not unload at South Ferry.
- R at Whitehall from Forest Hill, Queens, midtown Manhattan, Coney Island, Brooklyn
- 4/5 at Bowling Green near
From Manhattan:
Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, on the corner of South and Whitehall Streets. (departs every 30 minutes until 5:30)
From Brooklyn:
Ferries leave from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue. (departs every hour)
Lunch: 1:00 PM - We'll break for lunch and socializing with some sketching thrown in (of course). Although the concessions have great food the lines are long. Bringing a picnic lunch might be good. We will probably eat at Colonel's Row (see map). That will be confirmed once we're there.
Afternoon: 1:45 - Back to sketching
Show and Tell: 3:00 - To share drawings, good stories. We'll meet at the lunch spot.
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Can't find us?
Call or Text Mark - 973-809-9128
There are no fees or attendance taken. All drawing skill levels are welcome.