Pin ItemailprintThe Statue of Liberty, America’s iconic symbol welcoming visitors and immigrants to our great nation, turned 125 years old on Friday. The statue’s interior will be closed for renovations for about a year, though Liberty Island will remain open. Check out more in the video below. Related articles The Statue Of Liberty’s 125th Anniversary [...]
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced yesterday that the iconic Statue of Liberty will close for a yearlong renovation project, set to start on October 29, one day after the monument’s 125th anniversary. With a price tag exceeding $27 million, the renovation effort should make Lady Liberty safer and more accessible for the general public. Workers [...]
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The presidential candidates are really starting to come out of the woodwork now, as former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman will next week announce his run for the presidency, he revealed today. The former Utah governor will declare his candidacy in Liberty Park, New Jersey on June 21, right next door to the Statue [...]
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The Statue of Liberty. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind landmark, isn’t it? Isn’t it?? It has been revealed that the U.S. Postal Service used the wrong statue on its new Statue of Liberty stamp. The Lady Liberty seen on the new stamp is actually based on a replica of the statue that resides at the New [...]
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More here: Funny Lists 1. You say “the city” and expect everyone to know that this means the borough of Manhattan. 2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building, but love Coney Island. 3. Hookers and the homeless are invisible. 4. You believe that being able to swear [...]
Right around 10am yesterday morning, many New York residents got a good scare when low-flying aircraft buzzed some local high-rises for what officials are calling a “photo-opportunity.” As has been the case several times over the past few months, the news broke via Twitter. Soon, reporters were getting on board and people were calling the [...]
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