At 11:30 AM today the U.S. park police received a phone call with a bomb threat saying their was package in a visitors locker at the Statue of Liberty. The park police had the K-9’s sniffing out the area and did get a reaction showing their was something there.
Ellis Island Is Endangered!
Oh no! New York’s legendary Ellis Island has joined the list of National Trust of Historic Preservation Endangered List. Click below to read the full story. Melissa Nash
Statue Of Liberty To Close For Year Long Renovations
The National Parks Service has announced that it will be shutting down the Statue of Liberty October 28 for at least one year. The Statue, whose interior was closed for a few years following the 9/11 attacks, will be shut down to renovate the interior. Liberty and Ellis Islands will both still be open but the Statue will be closed and at some points unable to been seen. This year will mark the Statue’s 125th anniversary and the NPS plans on having the Statue back open by it’s 126th anniversary. Find out why the Statue is going to be closed after the jump. @Julie1205
