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Statue of Liberty tour ferry operator rips NYC for not cracking down on fake ticket scammers
The official Statue of Liberty tour operator claims it's losing thousands of customers daily to fake ticket scammers -- and accused the city of blowing off its request for a...
NYPD tows cars where migrants sleep outside NYC's 'new Ellis Island' hotel
NYPD tow trucks began towing vehicles where migrants had been sleeping outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which one official called the city's "new Ellis Island."
Migrants now living in cars outside NYC hotel amid space crunch with area dubbed 'New Ellis Island'
Migrants who say they were turned away at a Midtown Manhattan hotel were instead forced to sleep inside cars parked outside as the city runs short on enough beds for...
The week in whoppers: Pelosi opposes 'impeachment, impeachment,' AOC deploys funny math on migrants
Rep. Nancy Pelosi opposes the impeachment inquiry into President Biden despite leading to impeachments against Donald Trump while she was Speaker of the House.
'Another milestone': Statue of Liberty reopens crown to visitors for first time since pandemic
Starting on. Oct. 11, visitors can make the 162-step journey to the top of the Statue of Liberty, after being closed since March 16, 2020.
Little Liberty: France sending US a smaller Statue of Liberty
The French government is sending the city a 10-foot bronze replica of the Statute of Liberty, 135 years after the country first gifted the original national monument to the US.
Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island could reopen next week, report says
Two of New York's biggest attractions -- the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island -- could reopen as soon as next week, according to a new report. A spokesman for...
In pandemics past, New Yorkers used to quarantine on city's islands
Take a look at the islands that were once used for quarantining sick New Yorkers.
Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island closed over coronavirus
Lady Liberty is the latest victim of coronavirus. Huddled masses yearning to breathe free amid the viral outbreak won't be able to do so at the Statue of Liberty or...
Trace your heritage and find your family tree on a visit to Ireland
For such a wee country, the extended Irish diaspora is impressively far-flung. By 1890, 40 percent of Irish-born people had migrated abroad, and in 1892 the first person shuttled through...
Beto O’Rourke rips Trump on border crisis during Ellis Island tour
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke made a pilgrimage to Ellis Island Monday and used the opportunity to criticize President Trump over the treatment of migrants at the US border. “Seeing...
Statue of Liberty Museum lets you check her out from head to toe
"Head, shoulders, knees and toes ... knees and toes ... eyes and ears and mouth and nose ... ” I couldn’t help thinking of the children’s ditty while visiting the...
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to remain open through shutdown
The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are staying open through the federal government’s partial shutdown due to intervention from Albany. New York state taxpayers will keep the monuments up...
Government shutdown could close iconic NYC landmarks
WASHINGTON – A government shutdown could close the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island this weekend and put federal contractors in a Christmastime crisis. “We need a paycheck so our...
Am I allowed to dig for buried treasure on Ellis Island?
Dear John: I recently discovered that something valuable is buried on Ellis Island. Who can I ask to get permission to dig a one foot by one foot hole? Do...
Federal shutdown closes Statue of Liberty
Gov. Cuomo says he's ready to sail to the rescue of tourists eager to visit Lady Liberty. Cuomo on Saturday offered to pony up state cash to reopen Liberty Island,...
NJ wants Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island on new state quarter
WASHINGTON — New Jersey is riling New York politicians by claiming the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as its own for a new quarter being issued in 2017. The...
Pope got one last look at Statue of Liberty before leaving NYC
On his way to JFK Airport on Saturday morning, Pope Francis took a poignant detour, asking the pilot of his helicopter to circle the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,...
Ellis Island museum to reopen
The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States and became a monument to its mosaic of ancestries reopened to visitors Monday for the first time since Superstorm...