Statue of Liberty Reopens on July 4 — Ellis Island Still Shut Since Sandy
Untold Damage: Sandy inflicted an estimated $59 million in damage to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Officials don?t know if the landmarks will open anytime soon. Image by getty images
The Statue of Liberty will re-open on July 4 after being closed for eight months due to damage incurred from Hurricane Sandy, but Ellis Island remains closed.
The national monument has been largely off-limits to the public for more than a year and a half. After undergoing a $30 million renovation for much of 2012, the Statue re-opened on October 28, one day before Sandy arrived in the New York area and once again closed the area down.
Neighboring Ellis Island remains closed. A representative for the National Parks Service said there is no timeline for when Ellis Island will re-open.
In all, Liberty Island and Ellis Island suffered approximately $59 million in damages from the storm.
“Opening by July 4 was something that we were striving for very hard,” John Warren, a spokesman for the Parks Service told USA Today.
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