If you’re departing from the New York side, you’ll hop on a Statue City Cruises ferry at Battery Park in lower Manhattan. If ...

Bartholdi called this location, now known as Liberty Island, the “gateway to America.” Despite her wait for a home, both American and French citizens had seen parts of the Statue of Liberty ...

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Statue Cruises, the authorized concessionaire of the National Park Service and ferry operator to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, offered one-hour harbor tours ($24) as a substitute option ...

The Statue of Liberty will re-open on July 4 after being closed for eight months due to damage incurred from Hurricane Sandy, but Ellis Island remains closed.

The climber ascended from the observation point, Willis said. Visitors were forced to leave Liberty Island hours before its normal 6:15 p.m. closing time, he said.

The significance to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island was clear to Francis, Dolan said. "He said, 'You know, Buenos Aires was a city of immigrants too,'" Dolan said.

The latest shutdown occurred on Feb. 27 at the Statue of Liberty Deli. Located in the ferry terminal, the stall is known for its vast grab-and-go selections, lottery, candy, and beverages.