https://www.nps.gov/elis News releases from Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument. en-us https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/retail-food-and-beverage-concessioner-selected-for-statue-of-liberty-national-monument-and-ellis-island.htm Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:05:00 EST Liberty and Ellis Islands, N.Y./N.J. – The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Evelyn Hill Inc. to provide retail, food and beverage, and associated services to Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. Evelyn Hill Inc. has held the current concession contract since 2008. The new contract has a twelve-year term and will begin on May 1, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/retail-food-and-beverage-concessioner-selected-for-statue-of-liberty-national-monument-and-ellis-island.htm https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/2023-08-30-ferry-contract.htm Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:00:00 EST Ten-year contract to provide ferry service from New York and New Jersey to Liberty and Ellis Islands. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/2023-08-30-ferry-contract.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/ellis-island-national-museum-of-immigration-to-begin-17-7-million-infrastructure-improvement-project.htm Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:00:00 EST The National Park Service awarded an approximately $17.7 million construction contract to rehabilitate the Ellis Island Main Immigration Building. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), the project will rehabilitate exterior building components including the masonry facade, clerestory windows, and skylights. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/ellis-island-national-museum-of-immigration-to-begin-17-7-million-infrastructure-improvement-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/air-tour-management.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:08:00 EST The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) today announced the completion of commercial air tour management voluntary agreements with all air tour operators for Statue of Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument. These agreements guide the FAA and NPS in the management of commercial air tours over these two parks. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/air-tour-management.htm https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/proposed-air-tour-management-voluntary-agreement.htm Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:10:00 EST Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York City – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) announce the availability of a proposed commercial air tour management voluntary agreement for Statue of Liberty National Monument and Governors Island National Monument. This agreement guides the FAA and NPS in the management of commercial air tours over these two parks. The public review period has been reopened for 30 additional days ending December 30, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/proposed-air-tour-management-voluntary-agreement.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-director-visits-multiple-national-parks-in-new-york-city.htm Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:55:00 EST In recognition of Pride Month and the many infrastructure improvements and partnerships underway to support national parks in the greater New York area, Director Chuck Sams along with regional National Park Service leaders recently visited several national parks in New York City. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-director-visits-multiple-national-parks-in-new-york-city.htm https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/concession-contract-solicitation-for-food-beverage-and-retail-services-canceled.htm Thu, 06 May 2021 06:07:00 EST Due to the extended impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on visitation and the resultant changes to the conditions upon which the business opportunity described in the solicitation was based, the National Park Service (NPS) has canceled the concession contract solicitation for food and beverage and retail services at the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (CC-STLI004-20). https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/concession-contract-solicitation-for-food-beverage-and-retail-services-canceled.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/museums-on-liberty-ellis-islands-to-begin-phased-reopening.htm Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:38:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that the Statue of Liberty Museum and the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration intend to partially reopen on Monday, August 24. The reopening is in response to the City of New York’s inclusion of museums and cultural institutions to Phase Four of New York State’s reopening plan. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/museums-on-liberty-ellis-islands-to-begin-phased-reopening.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/a-slice-of-history-pizza-in-america.htm Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:53:00 EST The National Park Service and Evelyn Hill Inc., the food service concessionaire at the Statue of Liberty since 1931 and Ellis Island since 2009, have cooked up a way to celebrate Pizza. We’ve invited five purveyors of one of America’s favorite foods to share their crusty craftsmanship and their founder's immigration stories with a temporary exhibit in the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/a-slice-of-history-pizza-in-america.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/passenger-ferry-transportation-concession-prospectus-released.htm Mon, 20 May 2019 05:04:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the release of the passenger ferry transportation and related services prospectus at Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. The prospectus is for a 10-year concession contract opportunity and is available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/passenger-ferry-transportation-concession-prospectus-released.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/from-danish-blood-to-american-spirit.htm Sat, 13 Oct 2018 08:58:00 EST October 13th is the opening, on Ellis Island in New York, of an exhibition about Danish emigrants and their descendants up to the present times, spanning four or five generations. The exhibition From Danish Blood to American Spirit. The Danish Immigration to America seeks to trace the golden thread in the overall historical events as well as through personal accounts from selected emigrants about their reasons for leaving and about their lives as immigrant settlers. Each person has been selected as a typical example from a body of extensive research and their anecdotes add human countenance to the various data and statistics. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/from-danish-blood-to-american-spirit.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/a-trip-back-in-time.htm Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:44:00 EST Bergen Students Team Up With Rangers to Take a Virtual Look Back At History https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/a-trip-back-in-time.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/liberty-state-park-security-screening-facility-closed-until-further-notice.htm Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:09:00 EST The Security Screening Facility for the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island located in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, is closed until further notice due to structural concerns. Visitors are strongly encouraged to use the Battery Park ferry departure location. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/liberty-state-park-security-screening-facility-closed-until-further-notice.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/john-muir-temporary-exhibit.htm Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:34:00 EST The “Life and Legacy of John Muir” will be the theme for the 15th annual Tartan Day celebration at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Conservationist, author, and environmental activist, John Muir is renowned as the “father of America’s National Parks.” The exhibition runs from 6 April – 5 September 2016 as part of the National Park Centennial. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/john-muir-temporary-exhibit.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/every-kid-in-a-park-program-announced.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:12:00 EST The Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island are teaming up with the National Park Foundation and park concessioners Statue Cruises and Evelyn Hill, Inc. to provide a free and immersive educational experience to fourth-grade classes. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/every-kid-in-a-park-program-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/virtual-tour-south-side.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:49:00 EST New York, NY – The National Park Service announced today the launch of its virtual tour of the South Side of Ellis Island on the Ellis Island website. This virtual tour of the south side of the island consists of over 40 spherical, interactive photographs created from detailed 3D scans of buildings, landscapes and many spaces that are seldom, if ever, seen by the visiting public. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/virtual-tour-south-side.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/artifacts-return-to-ellis-island.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:08:00 EST The National Park Service announces a major milestone in Ellis Island’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy will be reached on September 10, 2015 when the museum’s exhibit collection is returned to the island from a National Park Service museum storage facility in Maryland. The date marks the 25th anniversary week of the opening of the immigration museum on Ellis Island to the public. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/artifacts-return-to-ellis-island.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/ellis-island-to-celebrate-national-asian-pacific-heritage-month.htm Fri, 29 May 2015 11:16:00 EST o celebrate National Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, the Statue of Liberty National Monument is presenting three extraordinary performing companies that represent the richness, power, and beauty of the cultures of China, India and Japan. The performances will take place at Ellis Island from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/ellis-island-to-celebrate-national-asian-pacific-heritage-month.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/youth-artists-illustrate-nations-rich-immigration-history.htm Mon, 11 May 2015 07:30:00 EST Groundswell, New York City’s leading organization dedicated to community public art, and the National Park Service, which cares for more than 400 national site of national and international importance, will unveil on Sunday, May 17, a six-part mural panel series celebrating the rich history of immigration to the United States. Entitled “Our American Narrative Continues,” the series was created by teen artists and for public display at Ellis Island, to be seen by thousands of tourists each day. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/youth-artists-illustrate-nations-rich-immigration-history.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/hammondsport-delivers-replica-bench-to-ellis-island.htm Fri, 08 May 2015 11:27:00 EST Students from Hammondsport CSD fabricated and donated a bench to Ellis Island that is a replica of those currently in the Great Hall used by immigrants to wait for legal inspection. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/hammondsport-delivers-replica-bench-to-ellis-island.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/retratos-imigrantes-immigrant-portraits-exhibit-to-open-on-ellis-island.htm Sat, 02 May 2015 07:18:00 EST Retratos Imigrantes/Immigrant Portraits: A Museum Dialogue Between São Paulo and New York,” is the result of a partnership between the Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo, Brazil and the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. It commemorates the collective past of the immigrant experience in Brazil and the United States. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/retratos-imigrantes-immigrant-portraits-exhibit-to-open-on-ellis-island.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/south-side-tours-begin.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:00:00 EST Shuttered for 60 years, Ellis Island’s South Side Hospital Complex will open to visitors for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 1, revealing an overlooked story in immigration to the United States. Approximately one immigrant out of ten who arrived at Ellis Island received medical attention at this facility. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/south-side-tours-begin.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/nps-announces-ellis-infrastructure-repairs.htm Mon, 12 May 2014 12:19:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Perini Management Services, Inc. was awarded a $34.9 million task order to repair damaged infrastructure on Ellis Island, part of Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York Harbor. The project is scheduled to begin mid-May. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/nps-announces-ellis-infrastructure-repairs.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/reopen-2013.htm Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:37:00 EST Ellis Island Immigration Museum, part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, will reopen to the public on Monday, October 28 for the first time since Hurricane Sandy submerged the island a year ago. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/reopen-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/ellis-island-museum-collection-moved-to-a-stable-environment.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:19:00 EST Over the past few weeks staff at Ellis Island, with support of the NPS Museum Emergency Response Team, carefully wrapped and boxed museum items to be transported for temporary storage at the NPS Museum Resources Center in Landover, Maryland. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/ellis-island-museum-collection-moved-to-a-stable-environment.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/bench-project-2012.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 10:08:00 EST On May 19 at 11 a.m., students from Prattsburgh Central School will present the replica bench to the staff at Ellis Island in a special ceremony that will include a musical montage of patriotic songs performed by members of the school’s chorus and band. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/bench-project-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/superintendent-recives-ellis-island-medal-of-honor.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:00 EST Each May since 1986, the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) has gathered at Ellis Island to present the Ellis Island Medal of Honor to Americans who "exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives." This year’s honorees, who came from dozens of disciplines and career fields, included a number of recognizable faces, such as singer Frankie Valli, boxer Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6th District), actress Brook Shields and Statue of Liberty National Monument Superintendent David Luchsinger. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/superintendent-recives-ellis-island-medal-of-honor.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/scholastic-virtual-field-trip.htm Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:13:00 EST More than a million students from across the U.S. will travel to Ellis Island in New York Harbor on March 29 to learn the history of immigration on a virtual field trip via a free live webcast on Scholastic.com https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/scholastic-virtual-field-trip.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/belgium-and-italy-join-ellis-island-in-navigating-differences.htm Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:23:00 EST Interactive installation facilitates transatlantic dialogue on immigration in US and Europe Ellis Island, NY/NJ, November 17, 2011 — Is immigration good for my country? Is immigration good for my community? Is immigration good for me? Starting November 23, visitors to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will have the chance to respond to these simple but provocative questions. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/belgium-and-italy-join-ellis-island-in-navigating-differences.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/national-parks-of-new-york-harbor-hurricane-closure-information.htm Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:37:00 EST All National Park Sites in Manhattan, as well as all units of Gateway National Recreation Area and Governors Island will be closed to visitors on Saturday, August 27th and will remain closed through Sunday, August 28th. These national parks plan to reopen, conditions permitting, on Monday August 29th after the storms impact has been assessed and it is deemed safe for visitor use. The Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will be closed from Saturday, August 27 through Monday, August 29, 2011. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/national-parks-of-new-york-harbor-hurricane-closure-information.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/students-make-history-at-ellis-island.htm Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST The story of 12 million immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island in search of the "American Dream" began with them sitting on a bench in the Great Hall. It was a wait of a lifetime, to begin a new life. If they passed the mental and physical exams they would be able to start a new chapter in their lives in America. That small but significant historical fact was brought back to life May 12, 2011 as high school students from upstate New York presented two replicas of those benches to Ellis Island. https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/students-make-history-at-ellis-island.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/national-park-foundation-one-of-four-charities-competing-in-lowes.htm Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/national-park-foundation-one-of-four-charities-competing-in-lowes.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/american-express-gives-grant-to-support-save-ellis-island-inc.htm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/american-express-gives-grant-to-support-save-ellis-island-inc.htm https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/making-benchmarks-in-big-city.htm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST Six high school students closely scrutinized a few simple but sturdy wooden benches that once provided a resting place for immigrants waiting to be interviewed by officials on Ellis Island to see if they would be allowed to enter the United States. Curious visitors stopped to watch the busy teens, some of whom rattled off numbers as others jotted down observations, and a few took photographs of small details on each bench. So, what was the buzz about the benches? https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/news/making-benchmarks-in-big-city.htm