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Governors Island is a small island in Upper New York Bay with a rich history. At a time reserved for use by colonial governors, it had been the site of various military posts prior to the closure of a US Coast Guard base there in 1996. Following many years of debate over the future use of the island (the market value of the island is estimated to be half a billion dollars), in April 2002 the Bush administration announced plans to give ownership of the island to New York State (President Clinton announced the same plan in 1995).

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• Clinton Acts to Protect Part of Governors Island

  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/nyregion/clinton-with-time-running-out-protects-part-of-governors-island.html
  New York Times news report on the designation of national monuments on the island, including a brief recent history of plans for the island. [Free registration required.]

• Governors Island

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governors_Island
  Wikipedia encyclopedia article.

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