Statue of Liberty

Visitors to Tokyo may be surprised to see a Statue of Liberty in Odaiba Bay. Here’s how it ended up there.

Travelers regularly search for activities in New York, Paris and Rome — but the world’s most popular online travel search is in none of those places.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty arrived at New York Harbor from France Wednesday morning. Lady Liberty’s “Little Sister” departed France on June 23 on the CMA CGM NERVAL containership, taking the same exact route that the original statue once took — traveling from La Havre, France — representing a journey that is symbolic of the friendship between the…

Travelers often unknowingly violate local protocols. Experts say these are the worst tourist offenses they see on their home turfs.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty, smaller but based on the original plaster cast of its big sister on Liberty Island, is being given a send-off in France ahead of a trip to the United States for Independence Day

A bronze 1/16 replica was given a sendoff Monday ahead of its trip to the United States where it will be displayed for Independence Day on July 4.

A Long Island woman who was seen jumping into the water near the Statue of Liberty in her TikTok video says she didn’t think about whether the water was full of bacteria, but she also said she doesn’t regret it and wouldn’t do it again. The video of Donna Paysepar diving headfirst into the Upper New York Bay last...

A Long Island woman who was seen jumping into the water near the Statue of Liberty in her TikTok video says the water is generally safe to swim in but she wouldn’t do it again.

Liberty Island opens Monday as New York City enters Phase IV of the state’s reopening plan, the National Park Service announced Friday. Ellis Island, previously expected to open alongside Liberty Island, will remain closed, the NPS said. “When we were notified that museums were excluded from Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan we quickly moved to adjust our...

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island could reopen to visitors next week. Brian Thompson reports.

Supporters of a Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq are calling on the California governor to help stop his imminent deportation to El Salvador, a country he left at 3 years old, NBC News reports. Jose Segovia Benitez, 38, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1999-2004 and was deployed to Iraq, receiving multiple awards and decorations during his...

Even a Long Island native like Alec Baldwin can fall for an NYC tourist scam if they’re not careful. The “30 Rock” actor took to Instagram on Monday to tell visitors to take the free ferry to Staten Island if they want a view of the Statue of Liberty after he and his wife Hilaria bought what appeared to be...

After a three-week voting period, New Yorkers have chosen their next license plate

New York officials are asking the public to help choose a new license plate design

A top Trump administration official says that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about “people coming from Europe” and that America is looking to receive migrants “who can stand on their own two feet.” The comments on Tuesday from Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, came a...

New York City waters had a rare visitor earlier this week — a beaver

A Texas longhorn in Alabama has broken the Guinness World Record for longest horns.

Lady Liberty is about to unveil the largest upgrade in the history of her island home: a 26,000-square-foot museum. NBC 4 New York’s Brian Thompson reports.