ISLAND PORTRAIT A newly restored portrait of a 19th-century owner of the Staten Island Ferry and Staten Island Rail Road, George Law, is unveiled tomorrow. The portrait, by American painter William Henry Powell (1824-79), is unveiled on the 120th anniversary of Rapid Transit Service into the St. George Ferry piers. The Staten Island area of of St. George is named for Law, who was “canonized” by a prospective developer of the island’s waterfront. Unveiling: Tomorrow, noon, Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences, 75 Stuyvesant Pl., between Hamilton Avenue and Wall Street, Staten Island, 718-727-1135, free.

VIEWS OF ITALY “Irresistible Italy,” a series of “architectural photo-assemblages” by Leon Yost, is on display through this weekend in Chelsea. Each work features several hand-printed color photographs of a particular place – its interior, exterior, and decorative details. Mr. Yost captures cathedrals, palaces, and crypts in cities from Palermo to Venice to Florence. Through Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Noho Gallery in Chelsea, 530 W. 25th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, 212-367-7063, free.

SCENE AND HEARD The first part of the three-part exhibit “View Nine: I Love My Scene” is on view at Mary Boone Gallery. Curated by the head of Team Gallery, Jose Freire, it includes such wide-ranging work as photography by Weegee, an ink drawing by Pablo Bronstein, and sculpture by Lothar Hempel. Through Saturday, today-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mary Boone Gallery, 745 Fifth Ave., between 57th and 58th streets, 212-752-2929, free.

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