On the first day of the federal shutdown, New York leaders gathered under the shadow of the Statue of Liberty to make plain the costs of Washington’s dysfunction. Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by ...

The Department of Interior said in a statement that both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty will remain open.

The national park remained open during previous government shutdowns thanks to state funding. Hochul said she wouldn't foot the bill this time.

A lot has been going on in New York City this week. Just two days before a powerful earthquake rattled the city and areas around it all the way to Philadelphia on Friday morning, a severe storm hit ...

The Statue of Liberty could close, and other Park Service sites already have. Officials worried tourists would stay home. By James Barron New York Democrats, led by Gov. Kathy Hochul, warned of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Statue of Liberty is getting accessories -- with five webcams attached to the torch held high in New York harbor offering views not seen by the public in nearly a century. The ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A daredevil Frenchman trying to use a motorized parachute to land on the Statue of Liberty's torch got snagged on the gilded flame and clung to Lady Liberty's arm for a tense half ...