On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in the New York Harbor to be assembled. Friday marks 131 years since one of the most famous presents in history was delivered: the Statue of Liberty.

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 ...

Lionel Moise has the breaking details. NEW YORK CITY -- A Staten Island Ferry was evacuated after a fire in the engine room caused the boat to stall in the New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty opened to the public in 1886; it wasn’t until 1903 that “The New Colossus” was cast in bronze and put on display inside the base of the statue. 9.

On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in the New York Harbor to be assembled.