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Ellis Island

  • News

    August 31, 2011

    9|11: The Winners

    For some people, the terrorist attacks have been a gold mine

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Usually Angry LGBT Activists Have a Blast During Manhattan Marriage Marathon

    MENY president Cathy Marino-Thomas hugs Lt. Dan Choi​Between the "Rainbow Chuppa," the Avenue Q puppets, the scores of happy brides and grooms, and even a glitter bomb, the scene in Foley Square yesterday outside of Manhattan's Marriage Bureau felt like a carnival. It was a little disconcertin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Michael Bloomberg, Billionaire Mayor, Recommends Staten Island Ferry For a Date

    ​Our venerable mayor has an idea for an oh-so-precious date that seems to come right out of the HowAboutWe playbook (in fact, it does come from the HowAboutWe playbook!). How about we...sit on the Staten Island Ferry and gaze romantically out at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty? That's w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Happy Birthday, Statue of Liberty!

    ​On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in the New York Harbor. It was a gift from the people of France, designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Because she is 151-feet tall, Lady Liberty was shipped to the United States in more than 200 pieces. Assembly was completed on October 18, 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Sarah Palin Gets Goosebumps From Ellis Island, Eats Pizza With Knife and Fork

    ​Last night Sarah Palin met Mr. Donald Trump for dinner at Famous Famiglia's in Times Square, where the two -- horror of horrors -- ate their pepperoni pizza with a knife and fork (a knife and fork!). Today, Palin has continued in her authentic experience of our great city by touring Ellis and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Sarah Palin and Donald Trump Will Dine Together in NYC Tonight

    ​Sarah Palin's top-secret bus tour will include a stop in New York City tonight, where she'll visit her friend and fellow Republican/reality TV-star Donald Trump at his apartment in Trump Tower before heading out for dinner with the onetime possible rumored presidential contender. Ah, to be a ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 29, 2010

    Poetry for the Chingon

    Verse for those not averse

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    In Praise of Ovaltine

    ​"You're Keats, you're Shelley, you're Ovaltine," goes the Cole Porter song You're the Top. Although you can buy your own tub of the malted milk powder at the supermarket, it's more fun to grab a warming cup of it at any Hong Kong-style cafe or bakery, where, among the buttered toast sandwiche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2009

    Ellis Island evacuated again

    ​A week after a transformer fire forced the evacuation of Ellis Island, it was evacuated again today for an hour and a half after a visitor found white powder on an audio headset. Visitors reported waiting an hour for boats to take them to lower Manhattan. A Jersey City fire official said tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2009

    Ellis Island reopens after fire

    ​Ellis Island was evacuated yesterday after a transformer fire shut off electricity, trapping visitors in elevators. Jersey City Fire and Emergency Services Department responded to a call about the elevator problem at 12:50, and discovered a failed transformer in the mechanical room of the Imm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    USS New York, with 9/11 Steel Hull, Arrives in New York

    USS New York passing Ellis Island. Image (cc) i'mjustsayin. The USS New York, with eight tons of steel from the wreckage of the World Trade Center forged into its hull, pulled into New York this morning. The Navy amphibious transport dock ship left Avondale, Louisiana on October 13 and, after pau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Live: On A Boat For Fogo Nas Aguas, Which Translates To "Scantily Clad Samba Dancers"

    ​ DJ Comrade, and his cadre of dancers. Pix by Puja Patel, more below​Last night was the summer's (make that "summer's") last Fogo Nas Aguas (Fire on the Water) Brazilian dance party. Founded by Brazilian-born resident-DJ Fabio Soul, the weekly event started out as a favela-focused fete ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2009

    Order now

    ​Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty are opening for evening visits on September 24 and 25 (this, essentially, does not happen). Visitors will also see a preview of Ken Burns' national park documentary for PBS.As likely as not, since this was announced a few hours ago, tickets are already gone, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Jay-Z Is Replacing the Beastie Boys at All Points West

    Indeed. Earlier this week came the terrible news of Adam Yauch's cancer diagnosis and the subsequent cancellation of all upcoming Beastie Boys tour dates -- including their opening-night headlining spot at next week's All Points West festival in Jersey City. Their replacement: Jay-Z, making "his U.S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Studies in Crap: The Story of the United States

    Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. The Story of the United States Author: Elbridge S. Brooks Publisher: Lothrop Publishing Company, Bosto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    New York Promotes Itself with Website for Tourists, "Silvers"

    The city, in association with the shadowy corporate-government group NYC & Company, has launched NYCgo.com, which in contradiction to our hopes upon hearing the name is not a site encouraging feebs and wasters to get the fuck out of our city, but a "new online resource for exploring New York." It is ... More >>

  • Film

    April 8, 2008

    The Visitor is Tired and Poor

    Preachy liberal guilt dwarfs any good intentions in immigrant drama

  • Dining

    March 4, 2008

    Spring Food Preview: Sailing and Scarfing

    Where to eat as you take to NYC's bounding main

  • News

    January 8, 2008

    Giuliani's Immigration Problem

    Much as he hates to admit it, Rudy loved (most of) those huddled masses

  • Film

    May 15, 2007

    'The Golden Door'

    Much as he hates to admit it, Rudy loved (most of) those huddled masses

  • NYC Life

    May 16, 2006

    The Life Aquatic

    You can go in the water again!

  • News

    March 28, 2006

    The Bush Doctrine: 'No Illegal Alien Left Behind'

    A counter-rally in Dallas sends a different message on immigration reform

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    1990

    A counter-rally in Dallas sends a different message on immigration reform

  • NYC Life

    October 4, 2005

    These Boots Were Made for Bird Feet

    How to find vintage shoes and make them fit

  • NYC Life

    June 28, 2005

    Close-Up on Battery Park City

    How to find vintage shoes and make them fit

  • Columns

    March 8, 2005

    Celebrations

    Be it a romantic dinner for two or an Irish wake fit for a county, we'll make sure you're well fed for any occasion.

  • Film

    February 1, 2005

    The Ladykiller

    The man who screwed too much: Will Smith charms in faux-cynical V-Day romantic comedy

  • News

    December 28, 2004

    Hiphop Turns 30

    Whatcha celebratin' for?

  • NYC Life

    May 4, 2004

    Classical Music

    Whatcha celebratin' for?

  • News

    January 20, 2004

    What They Left Behind

    Suitcases from an insane asylum tell of lives long lost

  • NYC Life

    December 30, 2003

    Restaurants

    25 Places Where Two Can Eat for $25

  • News

    October 21, 2003

    A City Unmasked

    Discovering Urban Witchiness on Halloween

  • News

    September 9, 2003

    Fleeing America

    Post–9-11, Thousands of New York's Pakistanis Leave the U.S. Under Pressure

  • NYC Life

    May 27, 2003

    Close-Up on Jersey City

    Post–9-11, Thousands of New York's Pakistanis Leave the U.S. Under Pressure

  • NYC Life

    May 13, 2003

    Close-up on the Financial District

    Post–9-11, Thousands of New York's Pakistanis Leave the U.S. Under Pressure

  • News

    September 24, 2002

    I Spy

    My Not-So-Secret Life as an FBI Informant

  • News

    June 4, 2002

    Holy Waters

    Spiritual Life Returns to New York Harbor

  • News

    February 19, 2002

    War at the Door

    INS Crackdowns and Bureaucracy Threaten America’s Tradition as a Nation of Immigrants

  • News

    January 22, 2002

    Closing the Schoolhouse Door

    Undocumented Immigrants Reel After CUNY Hikes Tuitions

  • Theater

    January 1, 2002

    Beauty Is Ruth

    Undocumented Immigrants Reel After CUNY Hikes Tuitions

  • Music

    February 20, 2001

    England's Oldest Hitmakers

    Undocumented Immigrants Reel After CUNY Hikes Tuitions

  • Columns

    July 18, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Undocumented Immigrants Reel After CUNY Hikes Tuitions

  • News

    April 11, 2000

    When Being Italian was a Crime

    During World War II, some 10,000 Italian immigrants in America were displaced. Another 50,000 lived under curfew. Others spent months or years in internment camps.

  • Long Island Voice

    December 28, 1999

    Queens For A Day

    During World War II, some 10,000 Italian immigrants in America were displaced. Another 50,000 lived under curfew. Others spent months or years in internment camps.

  • Long Island Voice

    September 7, 1999

    Ethnic Mysteries Revealed

    During World War II, some 10,000 Italian immigrants in America were displaced. Another 50,000 lived under curfew. Others spent months or years in internment camps.

  • NYC Life

    July 6, 1999

    Community affairs

    Loft In Five-Story Commercial Building

  • Film

    June 22, 1999

    Too Much, Too Soon

    Loft In Five-Story Commercial Building

  • News

    January 19, 1999

    Rudy's Milky Way

    An Administration 'Of, For, and By White People' Has No Time or Room for Blacks

  • Theater

    September 29, 1998

    East Side Story

    An Administration 'Of, For, and By White People' Has No Time or Room for Blacks

  • News

    June 9, 1998

    Señor Stereotype

    An Administration 'Of, For, and By White People' Has No Time or Room for Blacks

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