LIBERTY ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- A construction mishap sparked a propane fire on Liberty Island on Monday afternoon forcing thousands of tourists to evacuate the Statue of Liberty and the island ...

When we exited the Uber, we thought we were just where we needed to be. Our objective had been to catch the ferry to New York ...

Thursday is the grand opening of the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island and we have a sneak peek of the anticipated new destination for you. Designed by architecture firm FXCollaborative ...

The National Park Service announced it would ban commercial tours inside the Statue of Liberty as a "necessary response" to overcrowding. Commercial guided tours will not be permitted inside the new ...

Long before the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor, Liberty Island was a military outpost known as Fort Wood. Built in the early 1800s, its unusual 11-pointed star-shaped walls were designed ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- In response to the modifications made to Phase Four of New York City's reopening, the National Park Service announced that Liberty Island will partially reopen Monday. Ellis ...

Today, the museum on Liberty Island opens to the public after a $100 million renovation and beautification project that has been in the works for two years. The 26,000-square-foot space, built by the ...

Liberty Island opens Monday as New York City enters Phase IV of the state's reopening plan, the National Park Service announced Friday. Ellis Island, previously expected to open alongside Liberty ...

The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty. Historical records ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...