 After several years and several proposals, the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) announced in November 2006 that the Harbor School would be moving to Governors Island.The NYHS left Bushwick in July 2010 and moved to a new academic building on Governor's Island, formerly Building 550.The Harbor School runs various programs related to New York's maritime experience thus distinguishing this school from other public high schools in New York City.