Governors Island is a 70-hectare island in New York harbor. For a long time, it was the home for military bases. In 1774, there was colonial militia base on the island, later there was a U.S. Army base, and finally a Coast Guard base. The Coast Guard base closed in 1996, In 2003, the island was transferred to to the State and City of New York, and a part was made into a National Monument. Part of the island was opened as a park in 2014 and the rest in 2016.