About Us
Visit Us
Please find information below on how to get our site. We are open to the public on weekends from 12pm-4pm from May through October. At all other times, you must have a scheduled visit with us in order to access our site. We are a working compost facility and cannot accept drop-in visits.
Site Location:
758 Enright Rd
Governors Island
New York, NY 10004
Directions to the Governors Island Ferry
The Governors Island Ferry is operated by the Trust for Governors Island. All passengers ride free on Saturdays and Sundays before 11am.
Ferry from Manhattan
The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located at 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. It runs all 7 days of the week. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows:
By Subway
1 to South Ferry station
4, 5 to Bowling Green station
J to Broad St. station
R or W to Whitehall St. station
By Bus
M6, M9, and M15
Please check the ferry schedule to confirm ticket cost and dates of operation. The ferry trip typically takes about 10-15 minutes.
Ferry from Brooklyn
The Governors Island Ferry from Brooklyn runs on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Mondays in the summer from two Brooklyn locations: Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Red Hook/Atlantic Basin.
By Subway
2,3,4,5 Borough Hall Station
F to Bergen Street Station
R to Court St. station
By Bus
B61 and B63
Please check the ferry schedule to confirm ticket cost and dates of operation.
The NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry, the City’s public ferry service, also serves Governors Island throughout most of the year through their South Brooklyn (SBK) Route, with stops on the east side of Downtown and Midtown Manhattan, and along the Brooklyn waterfront. On summer weekends, NYC Ferry provides service to Governors Island via a direct shuttle between Wall Street/Pier 11 and Governors Island. The Trust for Governors Island does not operate NYC Ferry, and tickets for NYC Ferry cannot be purchased on the Governors Island website. Click here for NYC Ferry information, ticketing, and schedules.
Walking to Earth Matter on the Island
Walking Directions from Soissons Landing to Earth Matter
- Walk along Andes Rd towards Colonels Row
- Walk through Liggett Terrace towards Enright Rd
- Enter the gate on Enright Rd to Earth Matter
