https://www.nps.gov/npnh News releases from National Parks of New York Harbor. en-us 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/npnh/learn/news/washington-bible-media-advisory.htm Thu, 09 Jan 2020 05:05:00 EST The George Washington bible will be removed for safekeeping due to emergency repairs that will be made to the dome in the grand rotunda of Federal Hall. The repair project will begin in late January and is expected to be complete by late June 2020. During this period, the Federal Hall rotunda will be closed and the public will only be able to access Federal Hall through the Pine Street entrance. This alternate entrance is located at 15 Pine Street, NY, N.Y. 10005 and is ADA accessible. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/washington-bible-media-advisory.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/app4that.htm Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:41:00 EST In time for the July 4 weekend, National Parks of New York Harbor announces the release of three free apps to aid visitors to the New York area. Apps are available for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Gateway National Recreation Area and other national parks in New York Harbor, including Federal Hall and Governors Island. Each is available on both the iTunes App store for Apple devices and Google Play for Android devices. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/app4that.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/ekip-amtrak.htm Mon, 16 May 2016 11:47:00 EST A fourth grade class at Ivy Hill Elementary School, a public school in Newark, New Jersey, will collect Every Kid in a Park passes on the train to New York Penn Station on their way to visiting African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/ekip-amtrak.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/vis_spending_2015.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:19:00 EST More than 16 million visitors to ten National Park Service sites in New York Harbor in 2015 spent $559,169,600 in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,890 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $714,149,200. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/vis_spending_2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/trails-rails.htm Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:17:00 EST NEW YORK—The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Amtrak, has added the New York to Washington, D.C. Saturday morning route as part of its Trails and Rails program. NPS volunteers will assist passengers with information about national parks and monuments on Saturday mornings aboard Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 153, leaving New York Penn Station at 8:05 a.m. and aboard Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 152, leaving Washington Union Station at 8:10 a.m. Afternoon service can vary but the program is typically offered on select mid-afternoon trains. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/trails-rails.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-bday.htm Thu, 07 Jan 2016 02:59:00 EST Hamilton Grange National Memorial and Federal Hall National Memorial, both in Manhattan, will host events this weekend honoring founding father Alexander Hamilton. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-bday.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/ekip-nyc.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:19:00 EST Every Kid in a Park NYC marks the kickoff of this White House initiative for students in New York Harbor. The kickoff takes place at Hamilton Grange National Memorial in Harlem on Thursday, October 29. Every Kid in a Park challenges every fourth grader to visit a park during the current school year, offering free entrance to federal lands for all fourth graders and their families. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/ekip-nyc.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/st-paul-school-rename.htm Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:55:00 EST In May 2015, two local schools were renamed after Rebecca and Benjamin Turner, two local citizens who lived here in the 1800s. Benjamin was a free African-American, while Rebecca was enslaved but was later emancipated. On Thursday, October 1, a celebration will take place to honor the Turners at St. Paul's Church National Historic Site, beginning at 10 A.M. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/st-paul-school-rename.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cva-kahmia-moise.htm Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:08:00 EST Kahmia Moise is one of more than 70 Centennial Volunteer Ambassadors, all young adults who have committed to a year of service at NPS sites throughout the country. They help park staff prepare sites for the NPS Centennial in 2016 by connecting local communities to parks through volunteer group service opportunities. One of those opportunities is to volunteer for National Public Lands Day this Saturday. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cva-kahmia-moise.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/afbg_winter-memorial-closure-2014.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:12:00 EST New York, NY – The National Park Service (NPS) today announced that the outdoor memorial at African Burial Ground National Monument will be closed from Saturday, Nov. 1 though Tuesday, March 3, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/afbg_winter-memorial-closure-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/riis-beach-replenishment.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:35:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that sand replenishment at Jacob Riis Park Beach in Gateway National Recreation Area has begun. The beach sand replacement project will provide approximately 200,000 cubic yards of sand for the one-mile shoreline segment. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, (Corps) has partnered with the NPS to design and implement the project, which is expected to return Riis Beach to its pre-Sandy condition https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/riis-beach-replenishment.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grants-tomb-to-return-to-winter-hours.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:28:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announces that beginning Sept. 21, 2014 General Grant National Memorial will be open Wednesdays through Sundays for our visitors’ enjoyment and closed Mondays and Tuesdays. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grants-tomb-to-return-to-winter-hours.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/civil-war-weekend-2014.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2014 05:52:00 EST On Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10, visitors to Governors Island National Monument will step back in time when they disembark the ferries from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. They'll see Union and Confederate troops acting out scenes from a typical day in the life for soldiers of the garrison and military prisoners on the island during the Civil War. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/civil-war-weekend-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/npnh-2013-economic-impact.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:47:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 10,989,480 visitors to the 10 national parks in and around New York Harbor in 2013 spent $341.6 million in communities near the parks. That spending supported 3,753 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/npnh-2013-economic-impact.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grant-money-to-support-science-and-resilience-institute.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:23:00 EST The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRI), a research consortium led by the City University of New York (CUNY), has been awarded $3.6 million from the Department of the Interior’s Hurricane Sandy Mitigation Funding to support research projects that will advance knowledge of resilience in urban coastal ecosystems. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grant-money-to-support-science-and-resilience-institute.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/celebrate-independence-day-at-federal-hall.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:45:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) will commemorate Independence Day with a special all-day event at Federal Hall National Memorial, 26 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet Gen. George Washington (portrayed by a local living historian), hear period music, and take part in a special reading of the Declaration of Independence. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/celebrate-independence-day-at-federal-hall.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/celebrate-pinkster-with-african-burial-ground.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:56:00 EST African Burial Ground National Monument and the African American Pinkster Committee of New York (AAPCNY) will hold a commemorative celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2014. The celebration will feature the pouring of libations, lectures, songs, performances, reading of proclamations, and the laying of flowers on the burial mounds. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/celebrate-pinkster-with-african-burial-ground.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/daughter-of-malcolm-x-to-speak-at-african-burial-ground-juneteenth-celebration.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:02:00 EST African Burial Ground National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service, will commemorate the Civil Rights movement as part of the park’s annual Juneteenth celebration at noon on June 19. The National Park Service is proud to announce the program’s special guest is Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, who will give a powerful and unforgettable lecture about civil rights. She will also share some of her personal experiences while growing up as the child of Malcolm X, recognized as one of the most notable African Americans in history. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/daughter-of-malcolm-x-to-speak-at-african-burial-ground-juneteenth-celebration.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/washington-inauguration-225th.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:36:00 EST The National Park Service will commemorate the 225th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration as the first President of the United States on April 30. The all-day event will take place at Federal Hall National Memorial at 26 Wall Street, the location of the first inauguration. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/washington-inauguration-225th.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/students-to-tackle-theodore-roosevelt-public-speaking-contest.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:32:00 EST Nine high school students will come to Federal Hall National Memorial on April 10 for the finals of the Theodore Roosevelt ® Public Speaking Contest, which which is organized annually by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/students-to-tackle-theodore-roosevelt-public-speaking-contest.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cherie-butler-named-deputy-superintendent-for-stli.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:02:00 EST Cherie Butler, a 21-year National Park Service veteran, has been selected as the next Deputy Superintendent for Park Operations at the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. Butler replaces Frank Mills who retired in 2012. She will begin her new assignment in early May. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cherie-butler-named-deputy-superintendent-for-stli.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cacl-womens-history-month-2014.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:49:00 EST In honor of Women’s History Month, Castle Clinton National Monument will welcome Kim Hanley of the American Historical Theater, as she portrays Annie Oakley on March 18 at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cacl-womens-history-month-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nps-2012-economic-benefit-report.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:33:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that in 2012 12,073,658 visitors to national parks around New York Harbor spent $394,399,300 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 4,395 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nps-2012-economic-benefit-report.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/degruy-to-speak-at-afbg.htm Mon, 09 Dec 2013 08:36:00 EST Dr. Joy DeGruy will speak at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at African Burial Ground National Monument. Her topic will be Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – the residual effect of slavery on African Americans today. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/degruy-to-speak-at-afbg.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/piltzecker-new-superintendent-of-stli.htm Fri, 01 Nov 2013 09:10:00 EST John Piltzecker has been selected as the next superintendent of Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, according to Joshua Laird, commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor. Piltzecker will replace David Luchsinger who will retire Jan. 3. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/piltzecker-new-superintendent-of-stli.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/gateway-receives-recovery-grants.htm Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:58:00 EST Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Interior and local officials have announced that $162 million will be invested in 45 restoration and research projects that will better protect Atlantic Coast communities from future powerful storms, by restoring marshes, wetlands and beaches, rebuilding shorelines, and researching the impacts and modeling mitigation of storm surge impacts. Gateway National Recreation Area will benefit from three grants that total $7.6 million. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/gateway-receives-recovery-grants.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/mather_highschool_opens.htm Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:04:00 EST The National Park Service and the New York City Department of Education celebrated the opening of a high school in lower Manhattan that offers a one-of-a-kind academic experience. The Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship High School is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school that will offer a hands-on curriculum in the preservation-related trades of carpentry, masonry, plastering, decorative finishing and landscape management. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/mather_highschool_opens.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nersesian-named-superintendent.htm Thu, 05 Sep 2013 07:39:00 EST New York – Jennifer T. Nersesian has been selected as the next superintendent to lead Gateway National Recreation Area, according to Joshua Laird, commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor. Nersesian replaces Linda Canzanelli who retired earlier this year. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nersesian-named-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/joshua-laird-named-npnh-commissioner.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:47:00 EST Joshua R. Laird Named Commissioner of National Parks of New York Harbor https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/joshua-laird-named-npnh-commissioner.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/statue-of-liberty-to-re-open-on-october-28.htm Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:08:00 EST The interior of the Statue of Liberty will re-open to the public on October 28, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/statue-of-liberty-to-re-open-on-october-28.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/npnh_economic_impact_2012release.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:53:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 17.5 million visitors in 2010 spent $462.3 million in the National Parks of New York Harbor and the communities surrounding them. That spending supported more than 5,300 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/npnh_economic_impact_2012release.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-birthdaycelebration-draws-record-visitation.htm Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:25:00 EST Hamilton Grange National Memorial received a welcome visitor on Jan. 14 when “General Hamilton” himself visited the home for his 257th birthday celebration. Hamilton, portrayed by a living-history specialist, spent time upstairs in the historically-furnished areas of the home, gave a short address in the ground floor visitor center, and afterwards mingled and took questions. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-birthdaycelebration-draws-record-visitation.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-birthday-2012.htm Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:04:00 EST To commemorate Alexander Hamilton’s 257th birthday, the National Park Service is holding a birthday celebration at Hamilton Grange National Memorial from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. It is free and open to the public. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-birthday-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cacl-bicentennial.htm Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:45:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is holding a special daylong celebration on Nov. 25, 2011 to honor Castle Clinton’s 200th anniversary. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/cacl-bicentennial.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-grange-re-opens.htm Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:58:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) today re-opened Hamilton Grange National Memorial, the home of founding father Alexander Hamilton following a five-year closure to move and restore it to its original appearance. The Grange, believed to be the only home Hamilton ever owned, is the only memorial in the United States dedicated to Alexander Hamilton. A member of Congress and co-author of the Federalist Papers, Hamilton was indispensable in the effort to get the Constitution adopted, which is why the NPS selected September 17, Constitution Day to re-open his home to the public. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hamilton-grange-re-opens.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/hurricane-irene-closure-information.htm Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:30:00 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/npnh/learn/news/hurricane-irene-closure-information.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/civil-war-weekend-returns-to-governors-island.htm Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:46:00 EST Come face to face with Civil War soldiers this weekend, Aug. 13 and 14, at Governors Island National Monument as they host the national park's annual Civil War weekend. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience firearm demonstrations, drills, and demonstrations of civilian life during the Civil War, such as a laundress station, a medical station and a recruitment rally. Visitors who arrive on the first ferry Saturday morning will also get to see a Union Army guard detail march past the landing, with a group of men dressed as confederate prisoners. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/civil-war-weekend-returns-to-governors-island.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/friendship-of-salem-makes-historic-voyage.htm Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:48:00 EST The National Park Service's (NPS) only Coast Guard certified tall ship the Friendship of Salem, made a historic voyage on Aug. 11, as it carried a crew of 37 NPS youth interns on its inaugural day sail in New York Harbor. The young people spent the day learning what life was like for a sailor in the late 18th-Century https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/friendship-of-salem-makes-historic-voyage.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/-the-friendship-of-salem-to-hold-public-visitation.htm Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:24:00 EST A living piece of the United States' maritime history will be open for visitation at Slip 1 of North Cove Marina in Manhattan on Saturday, Aug. 13. The public is invited to step aboard the National Park Service's (NPS) only fully operable tall ship, the Friendship of Salem, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/-the-friendship-of-salem-to-hold-public-visitation.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/fire-escape-contract-awarded.htm Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:53:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that the contract to replace the emergency fire escape at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site has been awarded. Once the work is completed, which should take approximately 90 days, the site will reopen to the public. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/fire-escape-contract-awarded.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/friendshipsails_nyc.htm Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:10:00 EST The United States’ maritime history will become a hands-on experience for a group of students from the urban areas of Massachusetts, New York and Maryland Aug. 7 when the National Park Service’s (NPS) tall ship the Friendship of Salem sails from Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts for New York City and three days of youth leadership, fellowship and stewardship before returning to port in Salem on Aug. 16. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/friendshipsails_nyc.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/uscg-art-program-at-feha-2011.htm Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:17:00 EST On July 19, 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program brought its 2011 collection to Federal Hall National Memorial at 26 Wall Street, the site of the nation’s first Capitol and the place where Alexander Hamilton first conceived of the Revenue Cutter Service, the forerunner of the Coast Guard. The exhibition will run through Aug. 8 and is viewable during Federal Hall’s normal business hours. The show consists of 31 pieces of work from 26 contributing artists that highlight the Coast Guard’s service in the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief and the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as well as the service’s many other responsibilities. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/uscg-art-program-at-feha-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/help-choose-logo-4-statue-125th.htm Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:54:00 EST Statue of Liberty National Monument will celebrate 125 years of "Liberty Enlightening the World" beginning October 28. To commemorate this historic event, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced that on July 4 the park will launch Liberty’s 125th Anniversary Logo Contest. The public will be able to vote for its favorite logo for the year-long celebration whose theme is “Honor History, Envision the Future.” https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/help-choose-logo-4-statue-125th.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/public-input-sought-on-hagr-gmp-amendment.htm Wed, 25 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/public-input-sought-on-hagr-gmp-amendment.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsidesjune-july2011.htm Tue, 24 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsidesjune-july2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-closed-temporarily-for-repairs.htm Tue, 10 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-closed-temporarily-for-repairs.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/general-grant-gets-a-new-welcome-center.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/general-grant-gets-a-new-welcome-center.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nps_city-parks-to-host-reopening-of-restored-overlook-pavilion.htm Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST On the day when the National Park Service (NPS) will observe Ulysses S. Grant’s 189th birthday, the NPS and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) will welcome visitors to the newly restored Overlook Pavilion in Riverside Park. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nps_city-parks-to-host-reopening-of-restored-overlook-pavilion.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides-natparkweek2011.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides-natparkweek2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/repost_harborsides-march-april2011.htm Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST REPOST: Harbor Sides is a monthly compilation of park happenings and story ideas from the National Parks of New York Harbor. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/ https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/repost_harborsides-march-april2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/africanburialground-welcomes-new-superintendent.htm Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/africanburialground-welcomes-new-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides-march-april2011.htm Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides-march-april2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/womenshistorymonth2011.htm Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/womenshistorymonth2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/canzanellinamedgatewaysuperintendent.htm Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/canzanellinamedgatewaysuperintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/marinecorps-at-feha.htm Wed, 26 May 2010 20:00:00 EST On Wednesday, May 26 a traveling exhibit of combat art from the National Museum of the Marine Corps opened at Federal Hall National Memorial for a special seven-day showing during New York City’s Fleet Week celebration. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/marinecorps-at-feha.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsidesmay-june2010.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsidesmay-june2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/night-cruise-tours-of-statue-of-liberty.htm Mon, 24 May 2010 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service and Statue Cruises have announced dates for public night tours of America’s most iconic national monument. On eight (8) Thursday nights during June, July and August, Liberty Island will be open to the general public. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/night-cruise-tours-of-statue-of-liberty.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nps-and-west-point-join-forces.htm Tue, 04 May 2010 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) and cadets from the United States Military Academy today demonstrated a new rescue device designed to evacuate injured or sick visitors down the steep double-helix steps that wind up and down inside the Statue of Liberty. A senior project by West Point’s Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, the project afforded cadets the opportunity to apply their creative engineering skills to the development of an evacuation system that will be available for use this week by NPS personnel. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nps-and-west-point-join-forces.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grange-update-may2010.htm Mon, 03 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Anyone walking near Hamilton Grange National Memorial lately has noticed that the exterior of the home has really begun to look just as Hamilton constructed his "sweet project" in 1802. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grange-update-may2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/washington-inauguration-2010.htm Sun, 02 May 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/washington-inauguration-2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/188th-birthday-of-grant.htm Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service, in conjunction with the United States Military Academy at West Point, marked the 188th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant with a special ceremony inside General Grant National Memorial on April 27.  https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/188th-birthday-of-grant.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/stranded-students-tour-ellis-south-side.htm Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/stranded-students-tour-ellis-south-side.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/ellis-island-family-heritage-awards-2010.htm Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST The 2010 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards honored stars of rock-n-roll, the NBA and business on April 22 in the Great Hall at Ellis Island. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/ellis-island-family-heritage-awards-2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides_npweek2010.htm Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides_npweek2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/afbg-opens-vc.htm Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST The African Burial Ground National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), today opened a new visitor center in a federal office building located at the national monument in lower Manhattan. The visitor center tells the story of the contributions of enslaved and free Africans in the life and building of the early Dutch colony of New Amsterdam and later New York City, and the role of the African descendant community in preserving the burial ground following its rediscovery in 1991. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/afbg-opens-vc.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides-janfeb2010.htm Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST Harbor Sides is a bimonthly compilation of park happenings and story ideas from the National Parks of New York Harbor. A new edition will be posted the first full week of May, July, September, November, January and March at https://www.nps.gov/npnh/parknews/index.htm. Just click on Harbor Sides to access the list. You will also be able to peruse past issues of Harbor Sides there. For more information about individual stories, contact Mindi Rambo at (212) 668-2208 unless otherwise indicated. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/harborsides-janfeb2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grange-update-dec09.htm Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST Restoration work on Hamilton Grange National Memorial continues both inside and outside of the historic home. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/grange-update-dec09.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/kwanzaa-2009.htm Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/kwanzaa-2009.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nov-decharborsides2009.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST Harbor Sides is a bimonthly compilation of park happenings and story ideas from the National Parks of New York Harbor. A new edition will be posted the first full week of May, July, September, November, January and March at https://www.nps.gov/npnh/parknews/index.htm. Just click on Harbor Sides to access the list. You will also be able to peruse past issues of Harbor Sides there. For more information about individual stories, contact Mindi Rambo at (212) 668-2208 unless otherwise indicated. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/nov-decharborsides2009.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/afbg-gmp-fall-open-houses.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/afbg-gmp-fall-open-houses.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/removing-sunken-ferry-at-ellis.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST On Oct. 26, the removal of the sunken ferryboat “Ellis Island” began at Ellis Island. Built in 1904, the ferryboat served the station for 50 years. However, her usefulness came to an end after Ellis Island closed in November 1954, and she made her last journey on November 29. Unfortunately, the ferry sank in her berth during a storm in August 1968 before she could be preserved. The removal process, including dredging of the ferry slip at Ellis Island, is scheduled to be complete around mid-December. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/removing-sunken-ferry-at-ellis.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/fort-hancock-rehabilitation-agreement-terminated.htm Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST Philadelphia – National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Dennis R. Reidenbach today announced that an independent third party has concluded its final review of the financing commitments submitted by Sandy Hook Partners, LLC (SHP) for the rehabilitation of historic Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook. Based on its review of all the information submitted, the independent third party reviewer, Maurice Robinson and Associates LLC, has determined that the financing commitments made by SHP are insufficient to meet the purposes and requirements of the lease. Based on this determination, the NPS has notified Sandy Hook Partners President James S. Wassel that the lease is null and void. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/fort-hancock-rehabilitation-agreement-terminated.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/memory-and-the-captive-passage.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/memory-and-the-captive-passage.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/statue-of-libery-and-ellis-island-hold-first-public-night-tours.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST New York, NY (September 9, 2009) – To kick-off the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation’s celebration of the national parks on September 26 -- National Public Lands Day -- the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will for the first time, open to the public for a special evening tour and program event on September 24 and 25, 2009.  As part of the festivities, attendees will experience a sneak preview of Ken Burns’s new documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea premiering on PBS the following evening. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/statue-of-libery-and-ellis-island-hold-first-public-night-tours.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/federal-hall-extends-hours-in-august.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST The site of the original capital of the United States, Federal Hall National Memorial will open seven days a week from Aug.1 through Aug. 31 as part of a special set of exhibits and activities. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/federal-hall-extends-hours-in-august.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/lady-liberty-and-social-media.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/lady-liberty-and-social-media.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/first-bloom-in-the-national-parks-of-new-york-harbor.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST First Bloom students are digging in around New York City as a garden was created and another tended by the National Park Foundation program held two events in June. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/first-bloom-in-the-national-parks-of-new-york-harbor.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/luchsinger-named-superintendent-of-statue-of-liberty-nm.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/luchsinger-named-superintendent-of-statue-of-liberty-nm.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/overlook-pavilion-update.htm Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST Work is winding to its final stages for the first phase of the rehabilitation of the Overlook Pavilion in Riverside Park across the street from General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb). https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/overlook-pavilion-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/theodore-roosevelt-public-speaking-contest.htm Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST On May 28, 2009, 14 high school students arrived at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site for the finals of the Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest, which is organized annually by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/theodore-roosevelt-public-speaking-contest.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/kayak-on-jamaica-bay-program-launches-this-weekend.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST Kick-off event for the Kayaking on Jamaica Bay Program, part of Gateway’s participation in a nationwide Active Trails program will take place at 11 a.m. June 14, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/kayak-on-jamaica-bay-program-launches-this-weekend.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/statue-of-liberty-crown-reservation-system-goes-live-june-13.htm Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST On May 8, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that beginning this July 4, the American public will once again be able to visit the crown of the Statue of Liberty, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks for safety and security reasons. Beginning at 10 a.m. (ET) on June 13, 2009, crown reservations may be made through the park’s ferry concessioner, Statue Cruises, at www.statuecruises.com or by phone at 877- LADY-TIX (877-523-9849). Crown tickets may be reserved in advance up to 1 year prior to the day of the visit. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/statue-of-liberty-crown-reservation-system-goes-live-june-13.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/entrance-fee-free-weekends.htm Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that the National Park Service (NPS) will offer three entrance fee-free weekends this summer. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/entrance-fee-free-weekends.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/african-burial-ground-seeks-public-input-on-plan-for-the-future.htm Sun, 17 May 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/african-burial-ground-seeks-public-input-on-plan-for-the-future.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/feha_special-hours.htm Tue, 12 May 2009 20:00:00 EST Visitors are invited to take advantage of two days of special hours at Federal Hall National Memorial: May 14 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/feha_special-hours.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/information-about-the-statue-of-liberty-crown-opening.htm Thu, 07 May 2009 20:00:00 EST Salazar Announces Reopening of Statue of Liberty’s Crown, Restoration of Historic Building at Ellis Island. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/information-about-the-statue-of-liberty-crown-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-recovery-act-projects.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-recovery-act-projects.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/could-modern-medicine-have-saved-abraham-lincoln.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/could-modern-medicine-have-saved-abraham-lincoln.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/the-women-of-early-new-york.htm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST Join National Park Service Rangers and costumed re-enactors depicting 18th-century women from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 27. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/the-women-of-early-new-york.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/reilly-named-governors-island-superintendent.htm Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/reilly-named-governors-island-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/national-parks-of-new-york-harbor-news-feeds-now-available.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/national-parks-of-new-york-harbor-news-feeds-now-available.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/returning-to-the-roots-going-green.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST Celebrate Black History Month with the National Park Service from Feb. 17 to Feb 21. The theme Returning to the Roots: Going Green will surround the workshops and programs throughout the week. Guided by the spirit of Sankofa, a West African Akan concept and symbol that means “learn from the past to prepare for the future,” the week’s theme represents the Burial Ground’s connection to its African roots and the global movement of people committed to sustaining the world’s natural environment. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/returning-to-the-roots-going-green.htm https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/shriley-mckinney-selected-as-manhattan-sites-superintendent.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/shriley-mckinney-selected-as-manhattan-sites-superintendent.htm